The world is getting less violent than most people think
One source of good news — favored both by me and, apparently, venture capitalists — is what’s known…
Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city
Tehran is running out of water. Rationing has begun in Iran’s capital city, with some of the approximately…
Why hasn’t the civil war in Sudan stopped? And three other questions, answered.
The carnage in the Sudanese city of El Fasher has become so severe that the blood stains can…
Jane Goodall dies at 91: The under-appreciated message that made her truly singular and radical
Most people know Jane Goodall, the eminent primatologist who died on Wednesday at 91, for her singular, field-defining…
Americans are drinking less alcohol than ever. That’s great news.
Today, around 8,200 or so Americans will turn 21. Which means, of course, they will become eligible to…
Trump’s AI chip flip-FLOP | Vox
Whatever else can be said about the second Trump administration, it is always teaching me about parts of…
Hiroshima anniversary: Why nuclear war with Russia or China and the US is more likely now
Following their first meeting in Geneva in 1985, US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issued…
Elon Musk trained Grok on X users. It became a Hitler fan.
From the beginning, Elon Musk has marketed Grok, the chatbot integrated into X, as the unwoke AI that…