Sci/Tech Archives

Ultimately, the problem with VR was that it, like so much that happened in the nineties, put technology ahead of content.

If there’s anything we’re capable of, it’s getting creative with power. And the power over what appears to be truth is a terrible power indeed.

Spring suggests that to be truly human is to love in a manner that transcends any evolutionary roots.

In our enthusiasm to defend truth, we have denied a doctrine at the heart of our faith: that we are finite, sin-corrupted creatures with senses and intellect that are both inherently limited by our creatureliness and marred by the introduction of sin into the world.

Combining both consumerism with an early adoption of digital technology, the VSCO girl shows us who we really are; we can just see it better in the teen trend.

Tyranny comes in many forms, but the most abiding characteristic of tyrants is that they enslave with indifference.

Turning your phone off isn’t just good for you, it’s good for the people around you.

The tragedy of food waste is deeper than statistics about greenhouse gas emissions and money wasted. The story of most food waste is poor stewardship.

In 21 Grams there is a measure of redemption for each character, which invites us to toward a fuller sense of personhood through (quantum?) entanglement with the living God.

Though plenty of other podcasts display all the hallmarks of slick production, In the Dark is unique in eschewing the entire, folksy podcast ethos.

Choosing the iPhone SE was a way for me to practice the spiritual discipline of simplicity.

Erin and Hannah examine the realization that joy is finding a public power outlet when our mobile devices send us into survival mode with a low battery.

Hurricane Irma has become a giant Rorschach test, producing whatever revelations that the beholder wants.

The total eclipse can remind us that God, like nature, is also powerful, awful, and sublime.

In 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You, Tony Reinke presents the pitfalls of smartphone use and suggests a practical way forward.

My hope is to encourage more dialogue between Christians who might normally avoid, or talk past each other, in complex issues such as transhumanism.