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Invention

Pablos Holman | Anibal Mestre Wong

Technology

Pablos Holman on AI, the Future, and Why the World Needs More Energy

"We've made enough energy for all the people in the West and north of the equator, but we just haven't finished the job," says the author of Deep Future.

Nick Gillespie | 11.9.2025 6:00 AM

culture | Illustration: Etui; ipamia/Fiverr

Economics

Gadgets and Gizmos That Inspired Adam Smith

Smith appreciated the beauty and allure of intricate systems.

Virginia Postrel | 6.25.2023 7:00 AM

mark-mills (1) | Lex Villena, Reason

Technology

Mark P. Mills: Get Ready for the Roaring 2020s!

Pessimism is everywhere, but the author of The Cloud Revolution says we're entering a golden age of abundant, ubiquitous, and liberating technology.

Nick Gillespie | 1.18.2023 11:00 AM

minisinventorofthefuture | Dey Street Books

book

Review: Buckminster Fuller Helped Inspire Our Future

The new book Inventor of the Future prefers to show him as a credit hog.

Brian Doherty | 12.9.2022 6:00 AM

thumbnail (6) | Karol Kozlowski/agefotostock/Newscom; Illustration: Lex Villena

Social Justice

Steam Engines Are Perpetuating Racism, Apparently

The National Museum of Wales is suggesting that 19th-century innovations that enabled economic development are somehow tainted by slavery.

Liz Wolfe | 3.17.2022 1:00 PM

ppaphotos679689 | Ryan Rahman/Pacific Press/Newscom

Immigration

Immigration Is the Most Important Way To Beat China

The Senate’s Endless Frontier Act aims to spur innovation but leaves out immigration reform.

Stuart Anderson | 5.17.2021 2:15 PM

reason-mask | Screenshot via NBC DFW

Coronavirus

Is the Remote-Controlled Mask the Metal Straw of the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Most environmental panics have some sort of gimmicky product response. The coronavirus pandemic is no different.

Christian Britschgi | 5.20.2020 12:10 PM

Large image on homepages | Riverhead Books

Play

When Play Drives Progress

Beach volleyball, bone flutes, Doritos, and the search for novelty

Virginia Postrel | 2.16.2017 6:00 AM

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