You might want to check out Adam Curtis, if you don't know him yet. Start with "all watched over by machines of loving grace". It's a series available for download on archive.org.

I love your list. Here are my favorite. If you like them add to your list. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/08/28/060828fa_fact2?c... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/magazine/the-professor-the...

Awesome list, thanks! There's worse things to be addicted to...