Bad Ideas Are Spreading Like the Plague
From socialism to nationalism, debunked ideologies are making a return.
Future
If We Told You Neal Stephenson Invented Bitcoin, Would You Be Surprised?
In his new book, Fall, the author of Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and The Diamond Age, looks to the digital afterlife, and beyond.
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Is Wrong About the Future of Work
If the past is any sort of guide to what comes next, his fears about a jobless economy (and his policy prescriptions to fix it) are completely misplaced.
Gene-Edited Kids Can Be Safely Released into the Wild Human Gene Pool
Despite bioethical handwringing, they pose no special risks to future generations
Trouble in Paradise
Naomi Klein misses the meaning of "the miracles Puerto Ricans have been quietly pulling off while their government fails them."
'Mobile Brothels' Could Be Enabled by Self-Driving Cars, But That Doesn't Mean They Will: Reason Roundup
Plus: Amazon goes to Washington (for good) and Chicago cops shoot man who stopped bar shooting.
Reason Once Tried To Predict the Future. How Did We Do?
A generation later, three major themes still resonate.
Will the Future Have No Work or Just Less Work?: Podcast
Economist Michael C. Munger argues the sharing economy is the next great economic revolution-and it's already underway.
'I Am Absolutely a Product of the Libertarian-Industrial Complex': Podcast
Katherine Mangu-Ward talks about politics, culture, and Reason's next 50 years.
Lab-Grown Meat Is Coming to Your Supermarket. Ranchers Are Fighting Back.
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association petitioned the USDA to declare that "meat" and "beef" exclude products not "slaughtered in the traditional manner."
The Amazing and Abundant Future
Ronald Bailey's 11-minute talk at Voice & Exit on the awesome 21st century.
Hans Rosling, Founder of the Invaluable GapMinder, Has Died
'Facts don't come naturally. Drama and opinions do.'
Will Gene-Editing Technologies Spark the Next Cold War? They Already Have.
The folks behind CRISPR gene editing were runners-up for Time's Person of the Year. Their creation may win the future for secular China.
A Tech Agenda for the Trump Administration
How Donald Trump can make America innovate again
The Executive Branch Doesn't Need a New Ornament
If the president had a Council of Historical Advisers, what would it tell him about the idea of creating a "Council of Historical Advisers"?
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
The Inevitable Trends of Tech Progress: A review of Kevin Kelly's new book
What will the world be like in 2046?
'Self-Driving Cars and Back-Seat Regulators' in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Ronald Bailey answers questions on the future of self-driving cars over at TribLive
Ronald Bailey and Robin Hanson Talk Robot Overlords at Cato: Video
Hanson presents his new book, The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth. I discuss.
Yes, the World is Getting Better. Here's Why.
Reason TV set out to cheer up Venice Beach doomsayers with evidence of positive global trends.
Yes, the World is Getting Better. Here's Why.
Reason TV set out to cheer up Venice Beach doomsayers with evidence of positive global trends.
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of would-be Secretaries of the Future.
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea: New at Reason
Shooting down Kurt Vonnegut's proposal for a Secretary of the Future
Brain Games' Jason Silva Explains Why Robots Won't Destroy the Human Race
Sex, drugs, God, and a hit TV show. Are there any limits to the techno-optimism of television's favorite "wonder junkie"?
The Return of Decentralized, DIY Science
Cheaper technology is transforming scientific institutions-and it's making it easier to operate outside them too.
Will Climate Change Ruin Your Sex Life?
Global warming will cool sexual passion, says new study
Ronald Bailey Lunch Book Event at Cato Institute on July 23: Register Now!
Ronald Bailey Talks The End of Doom at Cato July 23, 2015
Stop Complaining About That Flying Car. You Have Amazon.
Getting stuff gets more awesome every day.
Good News: The Bad News Is Overhyped
Optimism isn't just an attitude-it's an accurate assessment of how well the human race has fared over the past several centuries.
Elon Musk's Latest Transportation Innovation a Literal Pipe Dream
Introducing the Hyperloop, which is not the name of a power-up in a kart-racing video game
Imagining the World in 2030: "Driven by new technologies, nonstate actors take the lead in confronting global challenges."
The National Intelligence Council presents possibilites for how the next 20 years might play out
