Written by Sayer Ji
When Jeffrey Epstein told scientists he wanted to “seed the human race with his DNA,” the claim was widely dismissed as eccentric dinner-party speculation. Newly released federal exhibits suggest it may have been something more organized — and far more operational
Written by BBC
A mouse-sized robot has been developed, in part by UK scientists, to inspect inaccessible parts of the Large Hadron Collider on the Swiss-French border
Written by Matt Ridley
Since a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas has to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, it is no surprise that the price we pay for natural gas has spiked sharply upward
Written by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
For years, concerns about cell towers have been dismissed as speculative. Now we have measurable human markers
Written by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop
Powerful generative AI tools are suddenly everywhere, embedded in many of the learning platforms students use daily
Written by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH
A few months ago, President Trump signed a directive to accelerate 6G deployment, with a stated goal to operate “implantable technologies.”
Written by Richard Lyon
There is far more heat energy in a swimming pool than in a pan of boiling water. You can boil an egg in the pan. You can’t boil an egg in the pool. And if you doubled the size of the pool, you’d double the energy available — and still have a cold, raw egg
Written by I & I Editorial Board
They’re not as obnoxious as the “In This House We Believe” yard signs, nor as common, but if in the right neighborhood, it’s not hard to find “Climate Action Now” signs
Written by Robert Bradley Jr.
The rooftop solar industry might be in freefall and on the way out, but the damage of bad performance and long-term contracts endures
Written by Dr Clare Craig
In a recent Spectator article, “All Hail the Chickenpox Vaccine!”, Toby Young shares a harrowing personal experience involving his newborn son, poor care and a near‑fatal brush with chickenpox. It is a moving and powerful story
Written by Robert Bryce
Two months ago, one of my favorite writers, Ted Gioia, wrote about the growing opposition to Big Tech and data centers, and the surging skepticism about AI, citing a Gallup poll that found 80 percent of the public wants to slow down AI development
Written by William M Briggs
This is a long-winded introduction, so forgive me. Ressentiment and hurt feelings over loss of prestige has hit many academic scientists hard. The ebbing away of respect and deference was not something they prepared for
Written by Jonathan Engler
Giving praise universally and refusing to criticise have been themes of education for several decades now, so the effects suggested (whereby confidence goes up even when successful problem-solving performance goes down) have become built in over a much longer timeframe than the AI era
Written by PSI Editor with ChatGPT
For decades, the cover of Time Magazine has often marked moments that signal deeper shifts in society
Written by Megan Bonar
Scotland has become the first country in the UK where water cremations are now legal
Written by Jon Fleetwood
Congress has introduced legislation that would place genetic engineering and synthetic biology technologies into NATO’s classified military planning structure, authorizing the alliance to “research, develop, and deploy biotechnology” under a new international biodefense framework governing tools the bill itself states could enable the development of bioweapons