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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    The Gray Area
    Why China can build so quickly and America can’tWhy China can build so quickly and America can’t
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    The Gray Area

    China’s engineers vs. America’s lawyers.

    By Sean Illing
    Podcasts
    Why sports gambling is more dangerous than ever beforeWhy sports gambling is more dangerous than ever before
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    It’s so easy get addicted these days. The apps are counting on it.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    How the fight over what it means to be human has dramatically changedHow the fight over what it means to be human has dramatically changed
    Podcast
    The Gray Area

    A philosopher on humanity’s need for a new story — and a new way to defy where we’re headed.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    What the right’s war on college is really aboutWhat the right’s war on college is really about
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    The Gray Area

    Wesleyan President Michael Roth details the conservative agenda targeting American universities.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    Is ChatGPT killing higher education?Is ChatGPT killing higher education?
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    The Gray Area

    AI is creating a cheating utopia. Universities don’t know how to respond.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    The economic theory behind TrumpismThe economic theory behind Trumpism
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    The Gray Area

    A leading conservative thinker on populism’s rise on the right.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    Are we reading Machiavelli wrong?Are we reading Machiavelli wrong?
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    The Gray Area

    What we’re missing in Machiavelli’s The Prince, explained by an expert.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    Is your brain your political destiny?Is your brain your political destiny?
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    The Gray Area

    The strange connection between ideology and the brain.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    Did our politics fail us during Covid?Did our politics fail us during Covid?
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    The Gray Area

    Political scientist Frances Lee examines the “noble lies” and truth-seeking failures of the pandemic.

    By Sean Illing
    The Gray Area
    Will AI become God? That’s the wrong question.Will AI become God? That’s the wrong question.
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    The Gray Area

    Tech pioneer Jaron Lanier argues for a different way to think about AI.

    By Sean Illing