Eating Disorder Social Media and the Religious History of Anorexia
It started with medieval “fasting girls.” Now, divine devotion and the occult mingle in eating disorder communities online.
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It started with medieval “fasting girls.” Now, divine devotion and the occult mingle in eating disorder communities online.
Is AI a revolutionary phenomenon that will change everything? The history of radioactivity suggests an answer
It has been widely reported that a US Air Force drone went rogue and "killed" its operator in a simulation, sparking fears of an AI revolution - but this simulation never took place. Why are we so quick to believe AI horror stories?
Greenbelt Festival has added even more names to its 2023 line-up. Rapper Lowkey; former prime minister Gordon Brown; comedian Josie Long; Lee Bains III’s Old Time Gospel Hour; and painter/hip-hop artist Chali 2na (amongst many others!) are set to join Laura Mvula, Milton Jones, Ezra Furman, Brian Eno and the Indigo Girls at this year’s festival. Where else can you experience such an eclectic mix?
One futurist serious enough to invent a religion of AI — Way of the Future, he calls it — and to file incorporation papers for it with the IRS, is named Anthony Levandowski.