October 8, 2026
(The Guardian) – On Wednesday the WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “We don’t yet have the full picture of this event and we’re not able to conduct a full risk assessment. “Timely, complete and transparent information sharing is … Read More
October 8, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Joana did not know it then, but Freddy’s death would be linked to dozens of cases of unexplained catastrophic brain damage after routine anesthesia, all in children or young adults. Several, like Freddy, died. Others became permanently … Read More
October 8, 2026
(NYT) – By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us. Amid all the uncertainty, there’s one fact that everyone can agree on. In each … Read More
October 8, 2026
(Futurism) – Why shell out for the mundane headshots by a school photographer when you could supercharge your kids’ portrait with the power of AI? That’s a calculation more and more parents are making these days, choosing to tap into … Read More
October 8, 2026
(NYT) – I went to Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul to see how we might one day live with robots. It was part cutting-edge technology, part theatrics. But how close are we to that future? And what role do we … Read More
October 8, 2026
(The Axios Show) – Bryan Johnson has spent years and millions of dollars trying to slow aging. Now, after being diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis, he says he plans to try to cure the incurable disease and still believes his generation … Read More
October 7, 2026
(NYT) – But Canada’s system for assisted death is no longer an option of last resort. Too many people are receiving the procedure without the opportunity for careful reflection about it with a health provider. In some cases, patients are … Read More
October 7, 2026
(NYT) – As citizens embrace the technology for entertainment, relationships and even farming advice, the government is stepping up efforts to set limits. State media reports have featured stories that serve as cautionary tales: a farmer who lost 25 acres … Read More
October 7, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Advanced models can help researchers sort through mountains of biological data. In other words, Anthropic made a big deal about a finding that—although achieved in a novel, Claude-led way—may not lead to any biomedical advances, and that … Read More
October 7, 2026
(Politico) – The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there remains a fundamental difference in worldview between his company and rival Anthropic on artificial intelligence regulation, arguing in an … Read More
October 7, 2026
(NYT) – Despite mounting evidence that exercise programs can improve cancer outcomes, access to them remains limited. Observational research has long suggested that exercise improves cancer survival, particularly for breast cancer patients. Last year, a landmark randomized controlled trial showed … Read More
October 7, 2026
(The Dispatch) – The church has some experience with millenarian cults. Anthropic was founded at a particular time (2021), in a particular place (San Francisco), under the influence of a particular philosophy (effective altruism). It is an ideology that is … Read More
October 7, 2026
(WSJ) – A Chinese-born couple who paid a nationwide web of surrogates to bear close to two dozen children for them were arrested Tuesday in what Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called an “unprecedented case of child abuse.” … Read More
October 6, 2026
(NYT) – Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses pulses of light to activate neurons in the brain. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel … Read More
October 6, 2026
(BBC) – An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was found guilty by a jury of shooting … Read More
October 6, 2026
(Axios) – The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday. Driving the news: Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the … Read More
October 6, 2026
(CNN) – Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician … Read More
October 6, 2026
(Atavist Magazine) – When a little girl in Iowa was diagnosed with a rare incurable disease, her parents and their community came together to help her. They wound up making medical history. To patients with severe rare diseases, the drugs … Read More
October 6, 2026
(NBC News) – She’s now been diagnosed with colorectal cancer in her teens, 20s and 30s. A little-known syndrome may be one reason why more young people are at higher risk for the disease. I don’t have any family history, … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Nature) – With prospects for new treatments at an all-time high, researchers are looking for ways to boost survival by treating the disease early. Armed with new tools and fresh optimism, researchers seeking to subdue pancreatic cancer — one of … Read More
October 2, 2026
(WSJ) – Arthur C. Clarke was right. The novelist and scientist observed that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” He was talking about the limits of prediction, and suggesting that a technology that is beyond our imagination doesn’t … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Nature) – The pitch and emotional content of your speech are important predictors of accelerated ageing, researchers find. A ‘speech clock’ developed by scientists can predict how well a person is ageing based on characteristics of their voice and how … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Wired) – The practice of editing the genes of embryos remains highly controversial and risky, but Origin Genomics founder Cathy Tie argues its a “moral imperative” to address hereditary diseases. Tie is the 30-year-old founder of Origin Genomics, a company … Read More
October 2, 2026
(NYT) – Patients and providers are processing their uncertainty in real time. Therapists like Ms. Thompson say that worries about A.I. are becoming increasingly common among their clients, as A.I. reshapes the workplace, gobbles up natural resources and raises concerns … Read More
October 2, 2026
(Wired) – A hospital giant and radiology network turned to Palantir to streamline scheduling, but nurses and other staff say the new software is causing errors, burnout, and frustration. The nurses who spoke with WIRED allege that Timpani has potentially … Read More
