Ronald Bailey to Comment on Johan Norberg's Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
The book event will be at the Cato Institute headquarters in DC on October 12.
Technology
Canadian Company Offers DNA Preservation Service
Because why stop at preserving the memory of a loved one?
Amazon Launches Pilot Transit Service for Seattle Employees
The company is now offering to ferry workers (and their pets) to and from work for free.
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds on his Twitter Suspension, Online Free Speech, & His Presidential Vote
Why cops get away with criminal behavior, how the Internet is getting boring, and why a Trump presidency isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Peak Oil? Cue Crickets Chirping
Great article asks "Whatever Happened to Peak Oil?" over at RealClear Politics*
Yelp Refuses to Remove Reviews Ruled Defamatory—With Good Reason. Will California Supreme Court Agree?
The precedent-setting case could have major implications for all sorts of online publishers.
UPDATED! In Defense of Instapundit Glenn Reynolds, Suspended from Twitter for Suggesting Motorists "Run Down" Charlotte Protesters
Chilled speech isn't like chilled vodka; it sends people out the door quicker than you might think. [UPDATE: Reynolds has been un-suspended.]
Feds Want to Support Automated Cars. Oh, Also: They Want Much More Regulatory Authority.
Innovation is an opportunity for some to expand government power.
Computers Allow Us To Accomplish More With Less, and It's Only Getting Better
Researchers have just developed a way to fit yet more transistors into less space, creating an even more efficient computer chip.
No Innovation Without Regulation: 'Safety Experts' Alarmed by Uber's Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh
What is not permitted is prohibited
Sorry, Peter Thiel, but We Don't Need a Manhattan Project for Everyday Life
The visionary tech billionaire is right that government is dysfunctional but wrong about its core responsibilities.
Climate War: Bill McKibben's Really Bad Metaphor for Solving Man-Made Global Warming
Centralized top down planning of the climate would work as well as it does for economies.
Cheers to American Beers, Triumphs of Capitalism and Technological Progress
What contributed to the revival of the U.S. brewing industry between the 1990s and the present?
Creativity Triumphs Over the Law, Again and Again
When humans focus their innovative talents on the task of defeating control freaks' pronouncements, freedom wins.
Domino's Will Soon Deliver Your Pizza by Drone—if You Live In New Zealand
While regulations hold companies back in the United States, other countries are serving as laboratories for drone innovation and research.
Most Scientific Findings Are Wrong or Useless
"Science isn't self-correcting, it's self-destructing."
Most Research Results Are Wrong or Useless: New at Reason
"Science, the pride of modernity, our one source of objective knowledge, is in deep trouble."
Does Facebook Consider You a Liberal, Conservative, or Moderate?
Here's how to find out how the social-media giant classifies your politics for advertisers. And how to change its obvious mistakes!
Univision Bites Head Off Gawker but Keeps Its Appendages
Principal site to be shuttered. Ancillary pages to continue.
Bot-Run Company of the Future Gets Hacked
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
Can OpenBazaar Make Free Trade Unstoppable?
A look at the bitcoin-powered network facilitating peer-to-peer exchange.
Vote for Reason at SXSW!
Help us get our panel proposals accepted at one of the world's largest tech conferences.
Friday A/V Club: What We Left at the World's Fair
John Crowley and Jason Robards look back at a festival of social planning.
The Death of the VCR Is a Time To Reflect on Disruptive Technologies That Pols Hate
The RNC and DNC were rife with protectionist, zero-sum economics. That will get us absolutely nowhere as a country.
Watch This Video of a 3D-Printed Building Whenever You Feel Worried About Politics
It's true that good and bad policy can change the timing of when it arrives, but a better future eventually shows up.
The Party of Upworthy
I turned on C-Span to see a convention. What happened next changed everything.
Is Pokemon Go the Most Libertarian Game Ever Made?
Credit Pokemon Go's success to its lack of rules and regulations.
What's the Matter with Police Using Robots to Kill?
The first known "death by police robot" in Dallas raises ethical questions.
American Pessimism: Only 6 Percent Think the World Is Getting Better
Over the past century, the prospects and circumstances of most of humanity have spectacularly improved
Is Technological Progress Unstoppable?
A new book by a Wired senior editor makes the case
The Inevitable Trends of Tech Progress: A review of Kevin Kelly's new book
What will the world be like in 2046?
#Techstyle: 3D Printing, Customization, and the Future of Fashion
New exhibit at Boston Museum of Fine Arts showcases the promise of technology and fashion.
Hillary Clinton's Tech Platform: Government Meddling for Some; Incentives and Deals for Others
Policy guide is essentially a call for lobbying to influence regulations and spending.
Barack Obama, Venture Capitalist?
"The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests ... in a way I find really satisfying," the president said.
Do Robots Dream of Electric Retirement Savings Accounts?
Study uses technological advancement to call for expansion of the state.
Can Urbit Reboot Computing?
Urbit seeks to distill computing into its lightest and purest possible form, leaving the user in control of more processes than previously afforded.
New Media Versus Silicon Valley
The disrupters have become the disrupted in only a few short years.
Billions of Artificial Robot Brains Take Over the World: New at Reason
A review of The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth
Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft Agree to Hate-Speech Code of Conduct
The tech companies agree to review hate-speech notifications within 24 hours and report on their efforts to the E.U.'s "High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and all forms of intolerance by the end of 2016."
Can a Bot Run a Company?
The DAO is an ambitious project that's already amassed an incredible amount of funding. A lot could go wrong, but it could be revolutionary if it goes right.
