Articles by Jon Evans

In Defense of the Taliban

As poverty’s historical enemy, technology will always defeat extremism. [full text]

Behind the Firewall

The internet’s power to take down tyranny lies beyond Twitter. Jon Evans on the high-tech programs every despot should fear. [full text]

What’s Wrong with Africa

Africa is awash in Western aid, but technology, not handouts, will bring real change. [full text]

In Praise of Devastation

As developing nations come into their own, environmental destruction may be a necessary part of the cost. [full text]

Can a Video Game Make You Cry?

As the technological sub-culture nears its fiftieth birthday, Jon Evans investigates whether we should believe the hype. [full text]

Tenth Anniversary: Spring

ISSUE 43 Tenth Anniversary: Spring 2012

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also in this issue:

  • Face the Music

    by Tim Falconer How can someone who passionately loves music also be a terrible singer? Tim Falconer takes up voice lessons—and discovers the surprising science of tone deafness.
  • The Big Job

    by Deni Y. Béchard As a teenager, Deni Y. Béchard went to Vancouver to live with his father, an ex-con with a penchant for telling tall tales. He met a man desperate to forget the past.
  • The Homesickness of Astronauts

    by Johanna Skibsrud "She felt a great sadness. She would remember next to nothing of this, even soon."
  • [see full issue contents]