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Brace for it! AI is Changing Dating Too.

On October 10, 2026October 11, 2026 By The Social CriticIn Culture Critique, Satire, Technology & ScienceLeave a comment

Newspaper-style comic explores how dating has changed in the 2040s.

Protesters outside U.N. headquarters hold signs reading “STOP ENHANCING VIRUSES,” “CURES, NOT CHIMERAS,” “DEMAND INTERNATIONAL GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MORATORIUM,” “OUR HEALTH!,” “SAVE THE FUTURE!,” “SAFETY FIRST!,” and “TRANSPARENCY, NOT SECRECY!” with CDC and WHO logos.

How Many Pandemics Will it Take Before the Paradigm Shifts?

On October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 By The Social CriticIn Health & Environment, Politics & Public PolicyLeave a comment

Where are the protestors? With virulent outbreaks a recurring headline in 2026, one wonders why we are so ill-prepared for the next pandemic — and why gain-of-function research has yet to to inspire international cooperation to reduce existential pandemic risks.