Technology
Ditch Your Phone
Social media-addicted Gen-Zers are hosting an event this weekend to collectively dump the apps — and instead enjoy each other in person
By Justine Fisher
Will AI Widen — or Close — Philly’s Racial Wealth Gap?
The choice, says a local Black business networking executive, is ours. Here’s what we need to do now
By Senzwa Ntshepe
The Coming Artificial Intelligence Crash
A local economics expert doesn’t wonder if an A.I. downturn is coming — just how bad it will be
By Richard Vague
Can AI Achieve the Broken Promises of Smart Cities?
A conversation with AI expert and professor Neil Kleiman on how the newest tech might transform how cities work
By Diana Lind
PA Cities Can’t Get Smarter Without Natural Gas
Technology solutions to Philly’s problems increasingly rely on AI, with its high energy demands. A former mayor urges local leaders to ensure we have what we need to make it work
By Michael A. Nutter
Where Science Meets Art
An Arizona-based consortium is making science digestible by converting complex ideas into art and games. Now, they’re looking to pair Philly-based scientists and artists
By Daya Stevens
Can Machines Think?
On the 75th Anniversary of mathematician Alan Turing’s famous essay, that question may no longer be the most important in our AI future
By David Williams
Only One in the Room? Not Anymore.
A Philadelphia-born engineer wanted to see more young people of color enter STEM fields. He started a program in his garage — and ended up with a generation of confident scholars
By Jade Pennyman
Literacy is Different in the Digital Era
In 2025, adults need to know more than just reading and writing. The CEO of Philadelphia’s largest adult education nonprofit argues for a new definition of literate
By Kimmell Joslin Proctor
Where Does Philly Need More Homes?
A new tool offers once-and-for-all answers to what kinds of housing the city needs, and exactly where. Will City Hall use it?
By Courtney DuChene