Another Pulte Purge
Firings at Fannie Mae fit a pattern.…
Category: Opinion
Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter
The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s…
Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action
With the help of thunderstorms and everyday fiber-optic cables, these scientists are revealing a hidden world underground.…
It’s Low-Calorie and Packed With Protein. Is It Healthy?
Welcome to the golden age of ultra-processed health foods.…
America’s Gerontocracy Needs a Public Physician
Congress should create an office of physicians that report to the public on American leaders’ medical fitness for…
The Terror of Aimlessness
The protagonists of the new horror film It Ends are stuck on an infinite road, and they can’t…
Liberal Families Are Looking Pretty Traditional
What I see in my deep-blue D.C. neighborhood undermines the simplistic culture-war narrative.…
Photos of the Week: Robot Training, Straw Chickens, Blessed Dogs
Harvest festivals in Germany, a solar-energy base in a Chinese desert, high-diving in Slovenia, hurricane damage in Hawaii,…
More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work – a biologist separates the science from the marketing
Protein powders and protein-fortified versions of all manner of foods line grocery store shelves. But just because something…
The importance of teaching students what AI can’t do
Educators can confront AI head on by distinguishing its pattern-recognition skills from its inability to daydream, embody other…