Joe Wilkins

Joe Wilkins

Contributing Writer

About

At Futurism, I explore the intertwined worlds of tech, policy, business, and governance -- touching on everything from energy, transit and computing infrastructure to the novel ways that AI and ubiquitous connected devices are enabling new frontiers of surveillance by states, corporations, and individuals.

My prior work includes bylines on music and politics in Jacobin, Verso and Blue Labyrinths, in addition to publishing sheet music and extensive copy editing work in the field of finance journalism.

I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University, where I graduated cum laude, as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music in orchestral conducting. I now live in Brooklyn, New York, where I read, post, and occasionally critique music with my cat, Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing politics with the other transplants.

Education

Ball State University, Central Michigan University

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Cave Man
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Student Researcher Freed From Cave After Becoming Stuck Three Miles Underground
Big Trouble
May 4, 11:00 AM EDT on futurism
Small Towns Are Rising Up Against AI Data Centers
Put That Wherever
May 4, 10:00 AM EDT on futurism
Electric Car Battery Mining Operation Allegedly Hid Evidence It Was Leaching Dangerous Chemical Into Water System
Canon in Tree
May 4, 7:00 AM EDT on the byte
Scientists Direct Cyborg Cicadas to Play a Horrendous Droning Rendition of "Pachelbel's Canon"
Out Of This World
May 3, 9:45 AM EDT on futurism
Worldcon Is Getting Eviscerated for Using AI to Select Panelists
Hood Up
May 3, 9:00 AM EDT on neoscope
There Are Reportedly Serious Concerns About John Fetterman's Health Following His Stroke
The Time Of Monsters
May 3, 8:15 AM EDT on futurism
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
Down to earth
May 1, 5:11 PM EDT on futurism
Katy Perry Says Her Treatment After Bezos Spaceflight Was Horribly Unfair
Capital Gains
May 1, 2:14 PM EDT on futurism
Top Venture Capitalist Says AI Will Replace Pretty Much All Jobs Except His, Which Relies on His Unique Genius
Gilded Goof
Apr 30, 5:42 PM EDT on the byte
Mark Zuckerberg's Wife Was Weirded Out by His Strange Gift to Her
Elder Exploiters
Apr 30, 4:32 PM EDT on futurism
Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
Strip Mined
Apr 30, 1:29 PM EDT on futurism
Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money