AI companions can give constant support – but distort ideas about what a relationship really is
AI bots promise limitless companionship – but limits are what makes human relationships meaningful, a philosopher argues.…
Category: Opinion
A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time…
How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence
The US and some voices at the UN are calling for a narrow interpretation of gender to align…
Antibiotics can trigger bacteria to release bubbles of inflammation tinder, making it harder to treat infection
Bacteria don’t quietly die when exposed to antibiotics – they actively respond in ways that in turn change…
Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely than ever – what this research could mean for future clocks
Atomic clocks undergird modern timekeeping. A nuclear clock could be even more precise.…
The Atlantic’s May Cover: Caity Weaver Finds the Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
“Here is the promise you and I must cling to across the thousands of words that follow: At…
The Eighth Deadly Sin
Humankind has devised a new form of debasement.…
Thinking Beyond ‘The Man on the Plinth’
After the Cesar Chavez revelations, it’s time for tributes to transcend the “great-man theory” of history.…
Hold Onto Moon Joy
Artemis II humanized the moon. Can we capture the same sentiment back on Earth?…
The ‘COIN Hangover’
The Trump administration is swinging wildly away from attempting to win “hearts and minds.”…