Alice Bonasio

alicebonasio

Alice Bonasio

alicebonasio

I cover technology in all its weirdness and wonder, peeking under the hood and mulling over what it actually means for the rest of us. In between freelancing for publications such as Quartz, Fast Company, Wired, and Playboy, my “spare” time is spent advising tech start-ups, writing a book about sex in the virtual age, and walking the world's cutest dogs.

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12/19/17

Learning a language in VR is less embarrassing than IRL

Learning a language in VR is less embarrassing than IRL

Quartz •

PublishedDecember 19, 2017

9/26/17

The surprising reason why you should learn a local dialect instead of a global language

The surprising reason why you should learn a local dialect instead of a global language

Quartz •

PublishedSeptember 26, 2017

6/28/17

Trump just helped make China great again

Trump just helped make China great again

Quartz •

PublishedJune 28, 2017

6/17/17

A Florida university is making Quidditch a (virtual) reality

A Florida university is making Quidditch a (virtual) reality

Quartz •

PublishedJune 17, 2017

2/20/17

The first month of Trump’s presidency looks like a missing chapter from “Lord of the Rings”

The first month of Trump’s presidency looks like a missing chapter from “Lord of the Rings”

Quartz •

PublishedFebruary 20, 2017

2/17/17

Want Twitter’s blue tick of approval? In a post-truth age, verification doesn’t mean trust

Want Twitter’s blue tick of approval? In a post-truth age, verification doesn’t mean trust

Quartz •

PublishedFebruary 17, 2017

1/12/17

Don’t want a robot to steal your job? Be creative

Don’t want a robot to steal your job? Be creative

Quartz •

PublishedJanuary 12, 2017

12/29/16

From Elon’s love of “Hitchhiker’s” to Zuckerberg’s Greek epics: How literature has inspired technology

From Elon’s love of “Hitchhiker’s” to Zuckerberg’s Greek epics: How literature has inspired technology

Quartz •

PublishedDecember 29, 2016

12/21/16

Twitter is failing as a public company, but there are other ways to keep this bird aloft

Twitter is failing as a public company, but there are other ways to keep this bird aloft

Quartz •

PublishedDecember 21, 2016

11/30/16

Sherlock Holmes was the original technology disrupter

Sherlock Holmes was the original technology disrupter

Quartz •

PublishedNovember 30, 2016

11/10/16

I voted in four elections across three continents this year—and millennials lost us every one

I voted in four elections across three continents this year—and millennials lost us every one

Quartz •

PublishedNovember 10, 2016

11/8/16

Lazy millennial voters could hand Trump the US presidency

Lazy millennial voters could hand Trump the US presidency

Quartz •

PublishedNovember 8, 2016

10/7/16

How I learned to live forever

How I learned to live forever

Quartz •

PublishedOctober 7, 2016