November 25, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Long-term involuntary treatment is back. Is it working? For the past 50 years, the city has tried to hide from this problem in much the same way Ashley hides from her own. The general consensus in America … Read More
November 20, 2025
(WSJ) – Babies delivered under contract rather than into kinship is an ethical nightmare. For too long, affluent nations like the U.S. and the U.K. have tolerated this trade in the name of “choice” and “family equality.” Yet surrogacy is … Read More
November 14, 2025
(UPI) – A large-scale analysis of data from nationwide surveys reveals that lower income and racial minority status are “significantly” associated with more risk factors for dementia disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, a study released Wednesday says. Health data collected … Read More
November 11, 2025
(MedPage Today) – A review of the new film and a look at its public health relevance today The film does a commendable job laying out the history of what was a complicated and risky prosecution. The crimes were so … Read More
November 10, 2025
(The Guardian) – Parenthood can seem an impossible dream for many, and online sperm donor groups offer a solution, but they can be a murky world There is a growing number of online sperm donor groups on social media. They … Read More
November 7, 2025
(CT) – Leah Libresco Sargeant’s doggedly pro-life feminist manifesto argues that dependence is inevitable. The normal condition for humans is dependence—we start and finish there, and by gradations we depend on others throughout our lives. A system presupposing independence has … Read More
October 21, 2025
(Maclean’s) – The world’s most powerful companies used my books, and millions more, without permission to train their AI models. I’m suing to stop them. When I learned that my copyrighted work had helped fuel this explosion, I thought of … Read More
October 16, 2025
(The Markup) – For years a race-based medical calculation delayed Black patients access to life-saving kidney transplants The eGFR, or estimated glomerular filtration rate, is an equation that estimates the percentage of kidney function someone has — based on how … Read More
October 13, 2025
(Digital Trends) – Families of deceased public figures are horrified at AI videos depicting their loved ones generated without their consent. In less than two weeks since its release, OpenAI’s Sora 2 AI video app has been through a rollercoaster. … Read More
October 6, 2025
(ITV) – The family of a disabled man who died after not being given any food for nine days whilst being treated in an NHS hospital has told ITV News “we thought he was having nutrition… but as it turns … Read More
October 6, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – As it turns out, Larry Page isn’t the only top industry figure untroubled by the possibility that AIs might eventually push humanity aside. It is a niche position in the AI world but includes influential believers. … Read More
October 6, 2025
(The Atlantic) – In 1979, five months after my seventh birthday, my father crashed his plane into an orange grove and died. Dad, a pilot, had gone up in one of his twin-props with a friend and lost control after … Read More
September 29, 2025
(After Babel) – Your life is my background noise Marketing your memories also desecrates them. You hand over your hope, your hurt, your life to be consumed, reducing it to reality TV. Your precious memories are my mindless entertainment. Your … Read More
September 26, 2025
(Los Angeles Times via Yahoo!) – A Southern California man with cerebral palsy used his iPhone to record his frustration as a delivery robot continuously swerved into the path of his mobility scooter before suddenly braking, resulting in a bot-on-chair … Read More
September 26, 2025
(Longreads) – As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time. Last May, I found myself in the basement of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and … Read More
September 22, 2025
(Ars Technica) – Bias-reflecting LLMs lead to inferior medical advice for female, Black, and Asian patients. Artificial intelligence tools used by doctors risk leading to worse health outcomes for women and ethnic minorities, as a growing body of research shows … Read More
September 10, 2025
(Forbes) – “I want to see women step into equal power and influence at every level of society, from their homes to their workplaces to our government and economy. But there is no path to that future if women are … Read More
September 10, 2025
(Medpage Today) – A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplantopens in a new tab or window, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human … Read More
August 22, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Official designation by leading food-security experts adds to pressure on Israel International food-security experts said a famine has taken hold around Gaza City, the first-ever such determination in the Middle East and one that puts more … Read More
August 21, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Surrogacy is typically the most expensive path to parenthood. Turning to friends and family can lower the cost—for those willing to navigate legal minefields and tricky family dynamics. Having a surrogate give birth to your baby … Read More
August 18, 2025
(HealthDay News) – Clinician documentation undermining patient credibility may disproportionately undermine Black individuals An analysis of more than 13 million electronic health record (EHR) notes shows potential racial bias in how doctors document patient trustworthiness, according to a study published … Read More
August 8, 2025
(Christianity Today) – Mimicry is not the same as having intelligence, or as comprehending love and art. There is a reflexivity to our intelligence that is lacking in other creatures or creations. A machine, even an advanced AI model, cannot … Read More
July 30, 2025
(Undark) – In parts of Europe, nursing homes use physical restraints on residents, citing safety. But experts warn of harm. In Italy, Spain, and Portugal, the use of sheets, belts, bed rails, and other devices that limit freedom — known … Read More
July 28, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – If humanity’s existence were threatened by plague, nuclear war or environmental catastrophe, people would surely demand action. But what if the threat came from our own, passive acceptance of decline? This is not some theoretical curiosity: … Read More
July 18, 2025
(SF Gate) – The living nightmare of Tonya Walker’s disappearance and death is part of an alleged pattern of wrongdoing by a multibillion-dollar health care company that operates dozens of hospitals across California. Dignity Health has been accused of “callous, reckless, … Read More
