The Yowl! in the machine
Artificial Intelligence will never be enough. A true machine companion will also need empathy and compassion. (4700 words)
Tag: science fiction
A return volley
Science fiction — at its best — is always about what it means to be human. (2100 words)
In praise of astonishment
Does our love of the new and strange, both in literature and science, flow from the same wellspring? On the restorative power of surprise. (900 words)
The Icarus Question 