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Ethics & Values
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.
When We Disinvest in People, We All Pay the Price
President Trump's budget proposal is a shocking departure from values most Americans hold.
President Trump’s budget proposal is a shocking departure from values most Americans hold.
The New Masculinity Double Bind: Be Stoic. Be Soft. Be Perfect.
Why the Modern Expectation to be Tough and Tender is Creating a New Kind of Perfectionism.
Why the Modern Expectation to be Tough and Tender is Creating a New Kind of Perfectionism.
Anton Obozhyn on Wikipedia, AI, Cybersecurity, and State Pressure
How does Anton Obozhyn explain the threats that artificial intelligence, cybersecurity risks, and government interference pose to Wikipedia?
“Large language models can support constructive contributions, but they also make it easier to generate misleading or low-quality content at scale.” — Anton Obozhyn
The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city's primary ballot.
Five billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city’s primary ballot.
While the US Government Is Investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, Academic Researchers Studying Them Face Stigma
Congress formally mandated UAP investigations through the National Defense Authorization Act in December 2022.
Congress formally mandated UAP investigations through the National Defense Authorization Act in December 2022.
Truth, Lies, and Loyalty in the Age of Trumpism
Trump lies at a pace that’s puzzling. What conceivable purpose could this behavior serve?
Trump lies at a pace that’s puzzling. What conceivable purpose could this behavior serve?
To Hell With You, White Republican Christians (A Letter From a Former Pastor)
To hell with you for collectively selling your souls to a monstrous rapist-felon
To hell with you for collectively selling your souls to a monstrous rapist-felon