1. March 18, 2013 Black Mirror Does technology amplify the ugliest aspects of humanity, or merely reveal them? on science fiction, ethics, technology, media, and rebellion
2. February 26, 2013 Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom The future might be dramatically different from the present while still recognizably the same. on science fiction
3. February 17, 2013 Stalker We might so want to live in a just world, a world in which bad things never happen to good people, that we try to blame those good people (even when it's ourselves) for the bad things that happen to them. on psychology and justice
4. February 17, 2013 The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Our emotional lives, especially the sad parts, are far richer than language has equipped us to describe. on naming and sadness
5. February 1, 2013 Reset: Post Mortem In the future, our most intimate relations will be those with whom we share our source code. on cyborgs and gender
6. January 31, 2013 3600 Hours For four years I lived a second life in the World of Warcraft. It was my solace and my burden, my pride and my shame. It was a lot of things, but probably not what you’d think. on gaming
7. January 31, 2013 A Short Lesson in Perspective It is possible to get so busy digging a hole that you don’t have time to take stock of how deep you’re in it. on work, advertising, and perspective
8. January 18, 2013 Pump Six Our species can barely handle the present day: how the hell are we going to handle the future? on science fiction, technology, humanity, and food
9. January 10, 2013 Stochastic Planet Looking at a random place on Earth each day can be a good thing. on earth
10. January 5, 2013 The History of Rome Reflections on a 74-hour podcast about 1,000 years of Roman history. on history and rome
11. December 27, 2012 Timeline of the Far Future We are to the timeline of the universe as the blink of an ant’s eye is to the history of our species. on history, space, and time
12. November 2, 2012 Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future Technology will render human toil unnecessary; whether that renders humans unnecessary is up to us. on technology and labor
13. October 9, 2012 Sight In the future, everything can be a game, but should it? on gaming and simulation
14. August 30, 2012 The Information Diet You are what your brain eats. on the brain and media
15. August 6, 2012 The Nature of Economies Human economies are natural processes like any other, so we should look to nature for the principles that govern the economies that govern our lives. on cities, economics, nature, and ecology
16. July 15, 2012 The Omnivore’s Dilemma What should we eat? on ethics and food
17. June 6, 2012 Life, Inc. The ground rules of our society—which we largely take for granted as natural, neutral, and immutable—in fact came out of specific historical moments to serve particular agendas. on corporations and economics
18. May 17, 2012 Bad Thoughts for a Better Life Three techniques for harnessing bad thoughts into the service of better emotional hygiene on psychology
19. May 6, 2012 26 On the occasion of my birthday once more, and limits on limits, energy, information, and growing up
20. February 6, 2012 Lying Are we ever justified in lying? on truth and ethics