The Dispatch
Science, Leviathan and “Jurassic World”
In the latest installment in the planned Jurassic World trilogy, it’s the human beings who are truly monstrous. […]
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Essay
Family flourishing and the education of killer robots
Netflix’s re-imagining of a sci-fi classic shows what does—and does not—change about the human condition when a family is “Lost in Space.” […]
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Netflix’s “Anon”: Love in the time of total surveillance
This sci-fi thriller depicts the struggle to remain human in the face of all-encompassing technological control. […]
Columns
Catholics and Today’s Thought
For the sake of her mission, the Church needs to re-emphasize her opposition to basic aspects of today’s world. But how far should that go? […]
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The reactionary moralism of Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”
Spielberg’s film is an improvement upon its source material, being more interested in charting out the hazards of virtual reality. […]
Essay
Things To Come: Faith, State, and Society in a New World
“There are no new paradigms; no new hermeneutical principles; no revolutions in thought; and no possible concordats with the world and its alibis, that can […]
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What I would say to Pope Francis about the environment
Christians know that technology is a double-edged sword, not the answer to everything, but as to the environment, technological innovation and better management practices have […]
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Our children and the cyber-battlefield
Social media isn’t just a time-waster for kids (although it is that). It is a direct threat to their physical and spiritual well-being. […]
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Seeking holiness and wholeness in an age of technology
During a recent group conversation about contemporary technology, a friend mentioned what he considered to be the elephant in the room, namely, that we live in a technological age. “To be anti-technological,” my friend concluded, […]
Analysis
The “dark heart” of human-robot companionship
Professor Sherry Turkle, founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, has studied the psychology of human interactions with computational artifacts since the 1970s. In the nascent years of the 21st century, […]