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This feed will keep you up to date on all of Darius Kazemi's projects, writings, press, and shows.

<p>The opposite of doomscrolling: Every two weeks (roughly) I send you a collection of the best Internet reading I've found -- links to culture, technology, art and science that fascinated me. Full, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/">free archives here</a>.</p><p>I'm Clive Thompson, a longtime science and tech reporter (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://authory.com/clivethompson"><em>Wired</em>, <em>New York Times Magazine</em></a>), book author (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/539883/coders-by-clive-thompson/"><em>Coders</em></a>) and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://clivethompson.medium.com">blogger</a>. I'm at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:clive@clivethompson.net">clive@clivethompson.net</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://saturation.social/@clive">on Mastodon.</a></p><p>The Linkfest is pay-what-you want. Put your email below and boom you're subscribed, for free!</p><p>It'll tell you to "upgrade your subscription" -- but you don't need to, unless you want to put in a <strong>monthly</strong> amount below to support this project, and obtain my <em>undying regard.</em> It's <em>Guardian</em>-style economics here; folks who support it help keep it free for rest of the entire planet.</p>

You may not know it, but … Genetic analysis reveals that house cats were never domesticated like dogs and horses. Humans invented the idea of robot uprisings to reassure ourselves that we are a worthy adversary for our machines, rather than merely their boring aunties. Fired pottery changed the world more than the internet will. In the future, computers and the natural environment will merge. Homo sapiens is merely a glorified combination of <i>Homo erectus</i> and a lot of symbolic-nomadic labor. Your gender has become a weaponized meme. I have some strange ideas, but by gum, I just might be on to something. It helps that every missive from The Hypothesis is grounded in science and data. The Hypothesis delivers a mix of science news, historical analysis, and evidence-based speculation. Plus, you can keep up with what I’m publishing elsewhere online. Newsletters will not come out on a regular schedule, and you'll never know when one might pop up in your inbox. I’m <a href="http://www.techsploitation.com">Annalee Newitz</a>. I write science fiction and nonfiction. I’m the award-winning author of <i>Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age</i>, the sci-fi novels <i>The Future of Another Timeline</i> and <i>Autonomous</i>, as well as several other books. I’m also a contributor to the New York Times and New Scientist, and a lapsed academic who got a Ph.D. at UC Berkeley. Every two weeks, I co-host the Hugo Award-winning podcast <a href="http://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com">Our Opinions Are Correct</a>.

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