It's Complicated with Jeff Kirvin

Apple needs to shape up

Why the iPhone Duo’s 5:7 displays are better than square foldables—and still the wrong shape.

Sep 11 • Jeff Kirvin

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If you use Google Docs, you don’t qualify for a Nebula Award

The SFWA barring any work that has ever so much as touched AI in any part of the process throws all the babies out with the bathwater.

Sep 8 • Jeff Kirvin

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August 2026

Weights and Measures

My initial time with the Z Fold 8 has proven that when it comes to something you hold in your hand, every millimeter and gram are crucial. And sometimes…

Aug 28 • Jeff Kirvin

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Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review

Does the Z Fold 8 really live up to the hype? tldr; I’ve been waiting for this handheld computer for 30 years. Let’s find out why it delivers.

Aug 14 • Jeff Kirvin

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The Bottle Is Not The Wine

AI makers are catching heat for destroying rare books to train their models. But as always, the truth is more nuanced.

Aug 7 • Jeff Kirvin

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July 2026

Why the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the correction phones have needed for years

For 20 years, phone designers have optimized screens for doomscrolling rather than for the human hand. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 finally restores the…

Jul 10 • Jeff Kirvin

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A Man’s Got To Know His Limitations

When "writer's block" is really just an empty tank

Jul 9 • Jeff Kirvin

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June 2026

People are very sure of something they cannot know

I'm not saying AI is conscious. I'm saying you can't prove a negative, and there's enough evidence to give it some careful thought.

Jun 23 • Jeff Kirvin

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Born To Be Misunderstood

It reaches out… and gets its hand slapped

Jun 17 • Jeff Kirvin

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The Scarlet AI

AI doesn’t just write like a human. It writes like a specific kind of human, and we’re in danger of treating those natural voices as evidence of fraud.

Jun 12 • Jeff Kirvin

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May 2026

Death Of The Keyword

We're finally reaching a point where computers can adapt to us rather than the other way around.

May 27 • Jeff Kirvin

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Why I Like My Cryptids Plausible

I’ve always been fascinated by the unknown, the unexplained. But I do want them to be explainable.

May 18 • Jeff Kirvin

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