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Google's new senior VP will explore technology's impact on societyThe new hire comes amid widespread criticism of Big Tech.By J. Fingas, 01.24.2022
Mark Zuckerberg's resolution is to talk about tech's place in societyRegular human conversation is in Zuck's immediate future.By K. Holt, 01.08.2019
How humans will learn to love the robots of tomorrowYes, even that kind of love. Wink, wink.By A. Tarantola, 01.10.2018
Gene-altered ants show how animal societies workEven slight changes in DNA can have a large impact on social behavior.By J. Fingas, 01.25.2017
CIA claims it can predict some social unrest up to 5 days aheadThanks to the power of algorithms, machine learning, and open source data sets.By D. Lumb, 10.05.2016
Theory of cliodynamics uses science to predict history, sees violence erupt in cyclesBy J. Fingas, 08.02.2012
Chinese prisoners forced to produce virtual gold, real profits for their guardsBy V. Savov, 05.26.2011
Ethnologist researches the development of social skills in World of WarcraftBy E. Lefebvre, 04.22.2011
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