Minds in the Machine Age

Acompanion series to Between Brain & Binary. Where that series traced the history of AI and mental health across two centuries, this one stays in the present - examining the psychology of living alongside intelligent machines today. Twelve essays, published April through August 2026.

Essays

12 of 12 published

01 · What Happens to Learning When AI Does the Thinking? Apr 7, 2026 · ~5 min read 02 · The Quiet Bias May 4, 2026 · ~5 min read 03 · Presence in the Age of Algorithms: Reclaiming Attention Jun 7, 2026 · ~5 min read 04 · Teaching Machines to Fail Gracefully Jun 21, 2026 · ~9 min read 05 · The Empathy Gap: Why AI Can Simulate But Not Feel Jun 27, 2026 · ~5 min read 06 · Adaptive Learning Systems: Promise Versus Reality Jul 4, 2026 · ~4 min read 07 · Decision Fatigue in the Algorithmic Age Jul 11, 2026 · ~6 min read 08 · When AI Becomes a Therapist: Boundaries We Need to Draw Jul 18, 2026 · ~6 min read 09 · Creativity Isn't Computation: What AI Art Teaches Us About Ourselves Jul 25, 2026 · ~6 min read 10 · The Habit Machine: Using AI to Build Better Routines Aug 1, 2026 · ~6 min read 11 · Trust in the Black Box: Why Explainable AI Matters Aug 8, 2026 · ~6 min read 12 · Raising AI-Literate Kids: A Framework for Parents and Teachers Aug 15, 2026 · ~6 min read

Originally published on the journal's Blogger home; ported here in full, with dates, titles, and reading times drawn from the live posts.

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