Why is the Colorado River running out of water?
More than one in 10 Americans rely on the Colorado River to take showers and drink clean water.…
730 million people in the world live without power. Progress has stalled
The world is hungrier than ever for energy. Demand for heating, cooling, lighting, computing power, and just getting…
High Seas Treaty takes effect, giving the open ocean real protection
In the spring of 2010, I was one of a few journalists invited to travel down to the…
Claude Code, explained: why this AI tool has tech people freaking out
If it feels like the tech people in your life and on your timeline have collectively lost their…
What ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t
How often have you asked ChatGPT for health advice? Maybe about a mysterious rash or that tightening in…
RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid puts meat and dairy on top — and it doesn’t add up
If you take anything at all from the latest edition of the federal dietary guidelines, out this week,…
Poor countries keep paying their debts. That’s actually the problem.
Like many Americans, most countries are in a lot of debt. Developing countries, alone, carry nearly $31 trillion…
How superintelligent AI could rob us of agency, free will, and meaning
Almost 2,000 years before ChatGPT was invented, two men had a debate that can teach us a lot…
Is your job wasting your potential? Or is a good-enough career okay?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…
How AI could reboot science and revive long-term economic growth
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. A Pew Research Center survey published…
How zero sum thinking hurts the economy and growth
I live in New York City, which fashions itself as many things: the financial capital of the world,…
How to fight AI at work
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…