“The biggest challenges affect scientists at the early and mid-career stages.” — Dr. Oksana Mankovska
Ethics & Values
Iconic Landmarks, Federal Buildings in D.C. Increasingly Show Fealty to Trump
That’s just the start of what a tourist will encounter as they sightsee in the heart of the nation’s capital. Or these days, the nation’s capital as brought to you by Donald Trump.
That’s just the start of what a tourist will encounter as they sightsee in the heart of the nation’s capital. Or these days, the nation’s capital as brought to you by Donald Trump.
What if There Had Been No Interstates?
An alternative history in a living landscape.
An alternative history in a living landscape.
Freeing Ourselves From Fixations, Opening to Joy
The Paradox of Sky, The Revelation of Breath
The Paradox of Sky, The Revelation of Breath
Should You Ask ChatGPT for Medical Advice?
Physician and AI researcher Adam Rodman says AI can be helpful but has some tips on how, when to use it safely
Physician and AI researcher Adam Rodman says AI can be helpful but has some tips on how, when to use it safely
Nick Courtney on AI Chatbots, Fake Friendship, and Human Judgment
How can AI chatbots manipulate trust, reshape relationships, and weaken human judgment?
“It is fake friendship. It is a powerful tool for manipulation.”
Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
In any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance.
The Gaslighting of the Majority (And the Truth About MAGA’s Death Spiral)
We have the numbers. All we need to do is start acting like the majority.
We have the numbers. All we need to do is start acting like the majority.
The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom
The data centers popping up across the South and Midwest don’t just pollute and raise utility bills — they keep Americans hooked on wars for oil.
The data centers popping up across the South and Midwest don’t just pollute and raise utility bills — they keep Americans hooked on wars for oil.
The Competence Recession
We used to correct mistakes. Now we purchase systems that absorb them.
We used to correct mistakes. Now we purchase systems that absorb them.
Does It Ever Drive You Crazy Just How Fast the Night Changes?
The life one imagines often differs from the life one actually lives, leading to a sense of disorientation and the need to redefine oneself.
The life one imagines often differs from the life one actually lives, leading to a sense of disorientation and the need to redefine oneself.
Trump’s Silent Coup: No Tanks, Just a System Hack
Words matter. Hacking does not only mean manipulating a voting machine with a line of code.
Words matter. Hacking does not only mean manipulating a voting machine with a line of code.
Everywhere Insiders 46: Africa’s Security, Rights, and Governance Crises
How are security failures, economic pressure, and authoritarian governance reshaping African political stability?
“The rhetoric may be national development. The reality, unless carefully regulated, may be another transfer of risk downward onto workers.”
Without Pluralism Within the Climate Movement, We Risk Handing the Future to the Far Right
This is why, despite our differing views on climate politics, the two of us share a growing concern about the direction of the climate movement.
This is why, despite our differing views on climate politics, the two of us share a growing concern about the direction of the climate movement.
Opinion: Medicine’s Move Toward Race-Neutral Risk Assessments
New guidelines for predicting a patient’s risk for heart disease are rooted in science and health equity.
New guidelines for predicting a patient’s risk for heart disease are rooted in science and health equity.
Raising Boys Without Shame
From puberty chats to reproductive rights, one mum reflects on the awkward, imperfect and deeply important conversations that she hopes will help her to raise a top bloke.
From puberty chats to reproductive rights, one mum reflects on the awkward, imperfect and deeply important conversations that she hopes will help her to raise a top bloke.