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

Wage Slaves
Feb 21, 5:27 PM EST on futurism
Startup Investors Foaming at the Mouth To Carve Up Your Job With AI
In Your Head
Feb 21, 12:12 PM EST on the byte
There May Be Downsides Now That Mark Zuckerberg Can Read Your Thoughts With a Scanning Device
Tough Times
Feb 20, 12:51 PM EST on futurism
Someone Hacked Paul Krugman's Twitter and Made an Entire Fake Website for the New York Times to Shill a "New York Times Coin" Scam Coin
What Losses?
Feb 20, 12:13 PM EST on futurism
Elon Searching for Investors Gullible Enough to Pour More Money Into Twitter
Brain Drain
Feb 19, 2:33 PM EST on futurism
Elon Musk Is Shamelessly Firing Government Workers Who Were Investigating His Companies
Snow Crashed
Feb 19, 9:23 AM EST on futurism
New "Uber with Guns" App Lets the Wealthy Rent Armed Goons
Sloppy Steve
Feb 18, 7:00 PM EST on the byte
Top Trump Ally Says Elon Musk Is a "Parasitic Illegal Immigrant"
Slow Roll
Feb 18, 3:25 PM EST on futurism
Elon Can't Seem to Get Full Self-Driving Approved in China
CEO Mindset
Feb 16, 9:00 AM EST on futurism
Cybertruck Driver Was Blasted on Booze and Cocaine in Deadly Crash
Come back
Feb 15, 3:53 PM EST on futurism
Government Fires Specialists Without Realizing They Were in Charge of Nuclear Bombs, Then Panics and Tries to Rehire Them
Run Away
Feb 15, 10:30 AM EST on futurism
Animal Lovers Alarmed as Company Goes Dark After Putting Microchips in Tens of Thousands of Pets
Collateral Damage
Feb 14, 3:09 PM EST on the byte
Tesla Owners Receiving Threats That If They Don't Sell Their Cars, They'll Be Vandalized