In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why planned obsolescence happens and how planned ...

Have you ever suspected your perfectly good gadget has a secret self-destruct timer, one that’s conveniently set to go off the moment its warranty expires? You're not just being paranoid. This ...

The roots of planned obsolescence trace back to the infamous Phoebus Cartel of 1924, where leading lightbulb manufacturers—Philips, Osram, and General Electric among them—secretly colluded to cap bulb ...