“What do we mean when we say the internet is reading our minds?”
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri has been an editor at Longreads since 2014. She's currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We Must Slow Down the Race to God-Like AI
“I’ve invested in more than 50 artificial intelligence start-ups. What I’ve seen worries me.”
Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That
“Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus.”
The Case of the Fake Sherlock
“Richard Walter was hailed as a genius criminal profiler. How did he get away with his fraud for so long?”
The Class Politics of Instagram Face
“Plastic surgery is changing, and for an obvious reason: When in history have rich women ever wanted to look like regular ones?”
Documents
“I have no status inside or outside any clear borders unless I consider my mother’s uterus my original country.”
A Sandwich Shop, a Tent City and an American Crisis
“As homelessness overwhelms downtown Phoenix, a small business wonders how long it can hang on.”
Nick Cave on the Fragility of Life
“The singer-songwriter believes that we are deeply flawed, impermanent creatures who can sometimes do extraordinary things.”
There’s Nothing Unnatural About a Computer
“James Bridle’s Ways of Being wants us to take a fresh look at nature’s intelligence.”