This animal kills 100,000 people a year. Why can’t we stop it?
There are few animals humans fear more than sharks. This is understandable: Sharks are big, dramatic creatures that…
How to fall in love with humanity in the age of AI
A lot of humans are feeling very down on humanity these days. Maybe you’ve met them. Or maybe…
Billie Eilish said you can’t claim to love animals and also eat them. Then came the backlash from political leftists.
Last week, in a video interview with Elle magazine, the pop star Billie Eilish was asked the following…
The Iran War Oil Shock Markets Are Still Ignoring, Like Covid in 2020?
In the early weeks of the Covid pandemic, in those days when public spaces emptied and hospitals filled…
Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak
For more than a century, the world has run on coal. When Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street electrical station…
The best thing you can do for Earth Day 2026: Eat less meat and dairy, more plant-based meals
It’s Earth Week, and these days, it’s become hard to know just what to do with this holiday.…
Ozempic just got cheap enough to change the world
By now, Ozempic needs no introduction in America. One in 8 American adults now takes a GLP-1 drug…
What to teach your kids to prepare them for an AI-scrambled job market
I work with a lot of very smart people, and sometimes one of them asks me a question…
Agentic AI, the alignment problem, and what comes next, explained
Just how much is AI poised to change our world? Unless you’ve been in hibernation, the flurry of…
AI is here. Should you become a plumber? Electrician? Stay in your job?
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Long-term SSRI use: What to know if you’ve taken antidepressants for years
If you’ve been taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications for years, you might have certain questions. Do you still…
Everybody loves Punch the baby monkey. Would you actually do the hard work needed to help him?
Much like their human cousins, baby macaques crave comfort. Punch, a forlorn-looking young Japanese macaque monkey, went viral…