In “Tongues,” Anders Nilsen takes the story of Prometheus and sets it in the modern world. By Sam Thielman When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY Prometheus, a Titan, stole fire from Mount Olympus to give to humans, whom he created. That did not go down well with Zeus, king of the gods. He sentenced Prometheus to the daily ...

I've suggested that fire is our first technology. Its profound and transformative impact—to this very day—is so powerful that its mythical source is the divine. Let's start at that point where ...

It seems the AI hype has turned into an AI bubble. There have been many bubbles before, from the Tulip mania of the 17th century to the derivatives bubble of the 21st century. For many commentators, ...

Prometheus’s punishment casts a long shadow over present-day global turmoil in the first volume of the Ignatz winning cartoonist’s graphic novel saga Tongues (Pantheon, Mar.). What got you thinking ...