The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans today to kill any remaining standards on how much greenhouse gas pollution power plants are allowed to emit in the US. The move will only make electricity dirtier as AI, electric vehicles, and a revival of domestic manufacturing drive up power demand. The EPA’s proposal today is a […]
Temperatures and precipitation are hitting new extremes.
For National Guide Dog Month, Guide Dogs for the Blind released a PSA to highlight how ridiculous rideshare, hotel and restaurant denials are for people with guide dogs.
OpenAI has pulled its $1m sponsorship of a student-run AI maths event at Caltech. Mathematicians had signed an open letter calling for the event to be scrapped. The next day, 25 Fields Medallists published a separate declaration of their own. Two lette…
Walking is the rare habit backed by the evidence of joy in three places at once: physical vitality, a quieter mind and easier conversation. A psychologist explains.
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
The primary inquiry has shifted from whether machines will integrate into human surroundings. They have already done so. The question pertains to what robotic era will bring.
Talking more makes you look smarter — but the habits behind real judgment look like hesitation. A psychologist explains 3 quiet signs of a strong mind.
Swarms of rogue AI agents are causing a sudden surge in alarm. Here’s what they did, and why pulling the plug may create problems of its own.
Beards aren’t for warmth or sun protection. Here’s what the evidence says men’s facial hair actually signals — and who it most likely evolved to impress.