by ultrasoundmedia | Apr 29, 2023 | Culture, Technology
The threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to us has been dominating the news cycle. Exactly what AI will do to us is hard to predict — it hasn’t happened yet. But some, like Elon Musk, worry that AI will be used primarily to peddle lies to us. Musk is right,...
by ultrasoundmedia | Apr 10, 2023 | Culture
Click on over to The Stream for my thoughts on what’s wrong with men who pretend to be women selling a drink that pretends to be beer. Bottoms...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 18, 2023 | Photography
I was going through some files this morning, and I came across a collection of work that I had done ten years ago. What became of this little girl that I photographed in that orphanage? Is she grown? Is she happy? Is she alive? For her and the millions like her all...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 3, 2023 | Faith
I teach media at Regent University, and one of my students sent me this headline: “There have been more mass shootings than days in 2023, database shows.” As a student of the media, I am cautious about headlines. Their primary purpose is not to inform us but to...
by ultrasoundmedia | Feb 17, 2023 | Life and Death
There is a small patch of woods near my house, maybe ten minutes away on foot. The trails that run through it are short, no more than a mile or two, but if I walk them slowly and mindfully, I can lose myself in calm thoughts. During a recent walk in these woods, I was...