A visual manifesto for a new cultural epoch.The original 1967 album captured the 1960s fusion of art, music, Eastern mysticism, and countercultural rebellion — a “summer of love” humanism that celebrated expanded consciousness through psychedelics, creativity, and social upheaval. Replacing the Beatles with Ray Kurzweil, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Demis Hassabis signals a profound… Read More Humanity’s New Grand Narrative
Biblical eschatology tells us history is going somewhere. Where is a settled matter for Christians . But how fast is an open question, be it near or still a ways off. We are told by The Lord to “Watch!” and to prepare not for utopia but for suffering, the Cross in our lives. DW: “Magical,… Read More The Dark Side of AI
“Ah, she looks like snow – I want to put her in a broadway show–Ah she’ll dance and dine–Like a lucifer she’ll always shine… I feel like letting go….” —Letting Go, Venus and Mars album. Paul McCartney SH: Were some of The individual Beatles into astrology? If so, which ones and why? Tin Man Grok A.I.… Read More A.I. Hedges on The Beatles and Astrology. A “Conversation” With Tin Man.
Ross Douthat: Is it ethical to use an algorithm to select your embryos? Enter Orchid, a company that promises parents the ability to protect their future children through the genetic testing of embryos before pregnancy. The founder, Noor Siddiqui, and Ross debate the scientific, moral and ethical implications of designing a “healthy” child and what… Read More Engineering A World’s ‘Own’ Children.
