Second world problems

Gillian Terzis

As we build new worlds to inhabit online, such as Minecraft and Second Life, can we avoid re-creating the problems of our real lives?

Apps that guide living as a quantified self

Gillian Terzis
Can statistical analysis about our habits and moods provide tools for better living? The Quantified Self movement is counting on it.

How Bitcoin didn't count on human frailty

Elmo Keep
The crypto-anarchic digital currency Bitcoin is based on a flawless technology that human nature couldn’t help but ruin. Does it prove regulation is the only way?

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