
When We Stopped Taking Things Apart
How abstraction, AI, and frictionless systems may be reshaping confidence, cognition, and first-principles thinking
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How abstraction, AI, and frictionless systems may be reshaping confidence, cognition, and first-principles thinking

AI-driven, multi-layered maps could change how we understand power, culture, and the choices future generations will inherit

A small turbine and a flicker of light tell a different story.

The mystery lives on. But now we have facts

The mystery is not just about what happened—but why? And how can it be prevented in the future? The third and concluding part of a three part series

When every team has access to the same AI tools, your advantage will be in knowing what wasn’t said

Two years since ChatGPT entered classrooms, students and teachers are already using AI in everyday learning. Official policies may be slow to catch up, but a quiet reckoning is underway—through whispers, workarounds, and growing calls for clarity

As the machines are advancing relentlessly, do we let AI think for us, or do we stay actively human?

Rather than fighting the use of AI in the classroom, it’s time to reimagine the real goals of learning and teaching

Whom is an EV best for? What is the viable life of an EV? Do they have resale value? These and more questions answered

A guide to owning electric cars and scooters—from ease of use, to running costs, charging networks, reliability, and more

Insights from Yuval Noah Harari’s book ‘Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI’

Fintechs bet on data and algos to know the credit-worthiness of the underserved. However, there's a gap in what the data can reveal because of consumer behaviour. Part 3 of a 4-part series

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) had a pivotal role in shaping India’s computer-tech capability, as early as the 1960s. An extract from ‘Against All Odds: The IT Story of India’ by Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu and Krishnan Narayanan

August 8, 2022: SuperSable, Problem with Instagram?, Gender and physics

The James Webb Space Telescope and how it’s going to change our lives

#Beacon2022 Festival Special: Nandan Nilekani and Tanuj Bhojwani talk about digital hygiene, making tech choices, holding your own in the attention economy, enabling serendipity, cryptocurrency and more

March 2, 2022: Yuval Noah Harari on Ukraine, Re-imagining workplaces, A new emotion

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December 4, 2021 | FF Daily#540: FF Recommends repurposing your old devices
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