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Preamble

Greeks Bearing Gifts

By Simon Winchester

From Antikythera to AI—tracking the labyrinthine path of technology’s progress.

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Essay

Fusion & Magic

By Andrew Blum

Technology has created marvels that become everyday. Could that save us soon?

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Prometheus Forms Man and Animates Him with Fire from Heaven, by Hendrik Goltzius, 1589.

Essay

Prometheus’ Toolbox

By Adrienne Mayor

Human life as technology from Greek mythology to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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Essay

Living in a World Without Stars

By Curtis White

This great reset offers little hope for the future of humanity.

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