Get Rid of All the Pesky Humans: An AI Fantasy
Echoing Hannah Arendt’s postwar warnings about the authoritarian impulse, Jill Lepore shows that an anti-humanist strain was threaded into the acceleration of technological advancements.
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Joe Gould, Madness, Creativity, and the World in Between
How do we treat our most disturbed fellow citizens? How far should we go to accommodate and tolerate eccentrics like Joe Gould for the sake of a good story?
‘The Secret History of Wonder Woman’ Also Reveals a Great Deal About Our Own Social History
Jill Lepore’s book on Wonder Woman sheds light not only on the astonishing origins of this iconic character, but also on the fascinating social and political strands of history which gave rise to her.