I am an information scientist. “Wolfram Alpha, tell me how many days my mother lived.” I am the young woman in a fairy tale. “Wolfram Alpha, tell me the day I’ll die.” 2018-04-22, I’m twice the age now of most fairy-tale girls, I think. Perhaps older than Juliet’s mother. I’m not yet 35. It feels young. But it’s also maybe half the life I’ll get. At 30, I realize the day’s approaching. I call on my technologic oracle to work it out. I mark it on the calendar. I tell my o...
