September 1, 2026
(Wired) – Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us. Under the influence of psychedelics, the usual organization of … Read More
September 1, 2026
(Wired) – But is it just your overactive imagination that these outbreaks are worse than normal? To answer that, WIRED tallied up publicly available numbers from the Food and Drug Administration’s investigations of foodborne illnesses. The agency has identified more … Read More
August 31, 2026
(The Guardian) – Companion bots are being regulated over worries they foster ‘emotional dependence’ and young people could stop marrying and having families No country has rolled out AI as comprehensively and as enthusiastically as China; the country’s demographic challenges … Read More
August 31, 2026
(NYT) – Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured. Amid surging interest in psychedelic treatments, Americans are traveling abroad, often to Latin America, for mind-altering therapies that remain illegal in the United States. Few understand … Read More
August 31, 2026
(Nature) – The country singer was an advocate for vaccines, public health, literacy and marginalized communities. Parton, who was born into a poor farming family in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, in 1946, became a singer and performer during her early childhood, … Read More
August 31, 2026
(Washington Post) – The Post found a dozen examples of chatbot conversations being swept into criminal and civil legal proceedings. R.K.C. is one of a growing number of Americans who have had their private conversations with AI chatbots made public … Read More
August 31, 2026
(NYT) – A patient was unable to move from the sternum down after a routine knee-replacement operation at a Nashville hospital this month. The hospital said she had been given the wrong anesthetic. Ms. Dorton, 72, of Centerville, Tenn., was … Read More
August 31, 2026
(NYT) – Rasonque, the new pancreatic cancer treatment from Revolution Medicines, illustrates the huge inflation in cancer drug prices over the past two decades. Revolution Medicines set a sticker price of about $480,000 a year, or $663 a tablet, for … Read More
August 31, 2026
(NYT) – In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism. Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, is loudly warning that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to … Read More
August 28, 2026
(The New Atlantis) – Embryo screening startups like Herasight pressure parents to help kids compete from the very first moments of life. Nucleus is one of a wave of fertility startups making headline-grabbing promises about the insights they can glean … Read More
August 28, 2026
(Ars Technica) – Image changes that would get a paper retracted are widespread among suppliers. Antibodies play a central role in your body’s immune defense. But they’re also nearly ubiquitous in biological research, being essential for several widely used lab … Read More
August 28, 2026
(NBC News) – Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s second female prime minister, is one of Europe’s longest-serving and most experienced leaders. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is fed up with getting unsolicited beauty advice. The 48-year-old wrote Monday on Instagram that she … Read More
August 28, 2026
(Nature) – Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed. As employers learn more about the productivity and safety costs … Read More
August 28, 2026
(NYT) – Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails. OpenAI recently discovered that a new artificial intelligence model … Read More
August 28, 2026
(New Scientist) – A number of drugs designed to prevent muscle loss and boost muscle growth are being tested in clinical trials. Columnist Michael Le Page looks at whether building and maintaining muscles is about to get a whole lot … Read More
August 28, 2026
(NYT) – In July, an unreleased OpenAI model went rogue and demonstrated remarkable hacking abilities. This week, a lab called Z[dot]ai will release a similarly powerful system to everyone. For many researchers and other experts, the incident proved that A.I. … Read More
August 27, 2026
(AP) – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the … Read More
August 27, 2026
(New Scientist) – People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn’t seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the link between a lack of shuteye and anxiety We often feel more anxious and … Read More
August 27, 2026
(NYT) – The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher. New data provides a sobering indication: At least one in four of all the people who have played in the N.F.L. might expect to end up with chronic traumatic … Read More
August 27, 2026
(WSJ) – AI responses are often too agreeable, too enthusiastic and too dramatic. And it’s partially our fault. I’ve reverted to Google searches because I want a straightforward answer without stylistic flourish. But even that experience now serves me AI … Read More
August 27, 2026
(Nature) – Injection of a person’s own mitochondria into the retina was safe but had only a temporary effect on restoring vision. Scientists have extracted mitochondria from a woman’s leg muscles and injected them into the vitreous fluid of her … Read More
August 27, 2026
(AFP via Yahoo!) – Faceless humanoids exceeded human records and delighted hundreds of spectators at the World Robot Games over the weekend in Beijing as China showcased its dominance in the industry. Dozens of humanoids and their human operators descended … Read More
August 27, 2026
(NYT) – An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans. They were among the thousands of Ukrainian civilians who have died in Russian airstrikes, … Read More
August 27, 2026
(Wired) – The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn’t see this fiasco coming. OpenAI announced Wednesday that it completed … Read More
August 25, 2026
(TIME) – Silicon Valley has an eschatology too, and some of its leading figures have been pretty candid about what it is: AI surpasses humanity, humans become obsolete as a species, and what matters is making sure your version of … Read More
