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Digging into the return of an 80-year-old meme, the turbo-encabulator

22 June 2022

A retro meme that fondly satirises absurd technical language is still bringing engineers joy, finds Annalee Newitz, who is ready for the crypto version
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Sci-fi is starting to exploit the infectious horrors of memes

6 April 2022

A new micro-genre of science fiction explores how mind control is at the very heart of our networked existence

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