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MAGA Is Winning Its War Against American Elections
The universe of people pressing debunked theories is so broad that it’s a feature of the system.…
The Jokes That AI Will Never Get
On The Comeback and Hacks, AI can’t replicate the hard, human work of being funny.…
The Origins of Alcohol as a Muse
The complicated relationship that plagued some literary savants…
Hawaii vs. Citizens United
State lawmakers want to change the terms of personhood for corporations.…
The Hippocratic Summit
The major goal of Trump and Xi’s meeting is to do no harm.…
A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare
Twin cyclones helped trigger massive ocean warming in the Pacific. But whether that leads to a strong El…
How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect-eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy
When bats disappear, farms become less productive, and that has broad implications far beyond the crops.…
Is AI really ‘writing’? From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said ‘no’
What should we call the words that this ultramodern technology produces? For clues, a professor looks to some…
TikTok’s popular microdramas shrink TV into bite-sized chunks
As TikTok invests in short-form scripted series, it’s leaning into the same storytelling, advertising and viewing habits that…