We have our own little reality machines in our pockets and offices, yet we haven’t learned how to properly control and use them yet.

If my husband’s social feed is different from mine, we will literally be experiencing two different realities in waking life. Which brings up a bigger question: we keep talking about AI, social media, and culture, but we rarely stop to ask, How do our brains construct reality in the first place? Contrary to what you might believe (or maybe just... See more