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March 11, 2015 by Linda Gasparello Leave a Comment

The Kiss of Amazon Comes Very Dear

Having run around the country as a modern Prince Charming in search of Cinderella, Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s boss, has decided that two hopefuls fit the slipper: Crystal City, Va., and Queens, N.Y. But these Cinderellas aren’t to be carried off to live happily ever after in Amazon Castle. No, there are dowries to be paid […]

My Poetic Quest to Understand Artificial Intelligence

Llewellyn King

Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great Argument About it and about; but evermore Came out by the same Door as in I went. I feel close to Omar Khayyam, the great 11th-century Persian poet and mathematician, not just because of his fondness for a drink but also because of […]

It Will Be the Best of Futures, and the Worst of Futures

Llewellyn King

The votes that will be cast on Election Day might be the most important votes cast in a long while, but they’re unlikely to change our lives as dramatically as two great tsunamis that are hurtling toward us. Change Agent Tsunami One is being driven by science. If you thought that the Digital Revolution had […]

Walking Toward Hope on the Southern Border

Llewellyn King

If you want to come to the United States illegally, the worst point of entry is along the southern border. If the U.S. Border Patrol doesn’t get you, the gangs that prey on the hapless might; if not, you have a good chance of dying of heat prostration and lack of food and water in […]

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