Archive - BCGL

CompStat and "Beautiful Evidence"

New essay in Protean Magazine

Jan 19 •

December 2023

A Year in Essays

Dec 30, 2023 •

August 2023

Spread Thin by Spreadsheets

New essays in WIRED and Jacobin!

Aug 16, 2023 •

February 2023

25 Years of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Anne Frank's ghost is all around...

Feb 10, 2023 •

January 2023

Current Affairs Podcast

What Do New Artificial Intelligence Developments Mean for Society?

Jan 12, 2023 •

October 2022

On Sports Cards and Manufacturing Nostalgia

My piece in the latest issue of Current Affairs, now online!

Oct 19, 2022 •

June 2022

New Gawker Feature Out Today!

BCGL's first *real* newsletter update!

Jun 28, 2022 •

This is BCGL, a newsletter for Ben Lee’s writing.

Jun 7, 2022 •

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