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George Orwell

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

Maverick Life, Op-eds

Artificial Intelligence needs more than code – it needs human meaning

by: Hannah Botsis

Literature as empathy: A call for stories that bridge divides and ignite understanding

South Africa, Maverick Life

Literature as empathy: A call for stories that bridge divides and ignite understanding

by: Mark Heywood

Burma Sahib — discovering the mind of George Orwell – before he became Orwell

South Africa, Maverick Life

Burma Sahib — discovering the mind of George Orwell – before he became Orwell

by: J Brooks Spector

After the Bell: Is TikTok a danger to the US, or merely a vehicle for cat pictures?

Business Maverick, World

After the Bell: Is TikTok a danger to the US, or merely a vehicle for cat pictures?

by: Tim Cohen

Sandra Newman’s 'Julia' is a Nineteen Eighty-Four with a feminist twist

World, Maverick Life, Maverick News

Sandra Newman’s 'Julia' is a Nineteen Eighty-Four with a feminist twist

by: J Brooks Spector

In our sinister time after Covid, the worlds of Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell collide

South Africa, World, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

In our sinister time after Covid, the worlds of Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell collide

by: Rita Zeefal

Animal Farm has been translated into Shona – why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task

Maverick Life

Animal Farm has been translated into Shona – why a group of Zimbabwean writers undertook the task

by: Tinashe Mushakavanhu

Africa, Business Maverick, Politics, South Africa, Maverick News

DMRE issues ‘media monitoring’ tender, including a warning system for ‘media-launched attacks’

by: Ed Stoddard

The new age of authoritarianism, wedded to technological power, portends a rough ride ahead

World, Maverick News

The new age of authoritarianism, wedded to technological power, portends a rough ride ahead

by: J Brooks Spector

Maverick Citizens – why we write

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Maverick Citizens – why we write

by: Mark Heywood

Durban North Beach: ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’

Magazine, Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

Durban North Beach: ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’

by: Mark Heywood

Wanted: A rallying cry to hold back the coming ‘Dark Time’ — and someone to write it

World, Ukraine Crisis

Wanted: A rallying cry to hold back the coming ‘Dark Time’ — and someone to write it

by: J Brooks Spector