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The Rip Current by Jacob Ward

Jacob Ward

We're in the invisible grip of technology, politics, and our own weirdness. Written by veteran journalist Jacob Ward (correspondent for Al Jazeera, PBS, NBC News), The Rip Current is your guide to spotting it early and getting across safely.

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  • Jacob Ward

    I write about invisible forces in tech, politics, and human behavior. Former NBC correspondent, editor-in-chief of Popular Science, Stanford d.school lecturer, and author of The Loop, a book about the danger of AI mania.

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