October 15, 2026
(ABC News) – Miniature organs being sent into space for the very first time may soon help scientists understand how spaceflight impacts certain organs and may accelerate aging. In a joint effort by researchers from Mount Sinai, NASA and aerospace company Space Tango, these mini organs … Read More
October 15, 2026
(WSJ) – Novel approaches go after 85% of disease drivers that researchers haven’t been able to attack A new class of medications—known as “protein degraders”—are showing promise in going after a certain kind of hard-to-target protein in diseased cells. Most … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Wired) – Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. According to interviews with more than … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Undark) – Human embryo models can provide a powerful window into the earliest stages of life. But how far should they go? Embryo models mimic the earliest developmental stages of humans and other mammals. They could greatly improve researchers’ knowledge … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Washington Post) – Proposals to assess older physicians have collided with fierce professional resistance, legal challenges and debate about the value of cognitive screening. What happens when aging doctors continue practicing as their abilities decline? “It’s becoming a bigger issue … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Tech Crunch) – “When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us,” Turkle writes in the book. “And we are wired to care for it in return.” I’m not … Read More
October 12, 2026
(WSJ) – In letter to the board, recently terminated employees ask the industry not to move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI Three fired OpenAI employees called on the company to work with outside safety … Read More
October 12, 2026
(Axios) – Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event. Why it matters: These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, … Read More
October 12, 2026
(NYT) – A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests. After OpenAI set me up with a ChatGPT for Teens account last week, … Read More
October 12, 2026
(BBC) – Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, citing a lack of consensus on who would be eligible. It comes after a parliamentary panel … Read More
October 12, 2026
(Nature) – Outcomes have improved drastically in the United States for some forms of the disease, but those for others continue to lag. An analysis showcases the past half-century’s biggest cancer success stories — but also highlights the recalcitrant malignancies … Read More
October 9, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Drug giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk say patients taking their drugs age less quickly, according to readouts from molecular “aging clocks.” Such clocks assess a person’s biological age by looking at changes to DNA that … Read More
October 9, 2026
(KPBS) – “It was around the clock. So 50 to 100 seizures a day, all day, all night.” Dalby was eventually diagnosed, when he was almost 5, with a rare genetic form of epilepsy caused by a mutation in the … Read More
October 9, 2026
(WSJ) – Instant gratification from short video clips makes it hard for people—particularly kids—to understand how the present affects the future, says study These videos, in particular, activate the reward circuitry of the brain with their novel, engaging and effortless … Read More
October 9, 2026
(TIME) – Muse, the popular new AI personal assistant from Meta, is building continuously updated dossiers on its 4 million users, focusing on who matters to you, what you desire, and what kind of nudges shape your behavior, a TIME … Read More
October 9, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Interest in fertility treatments is down—even if the actual procedures are booming. So I was particularly struck by a couple of statistics from this year’s “Singles in America” study, an annual survey of roughly 5,000 people conducted … Read More
October 9, 2026
(Wired) – The Center for Humane Technology helped spark a movement against excessive screen time, but internal tensions over its direction and strategy have simmered for years, sources tell WIRED. CHT’s board ultimately determined that trying to operate both as … Read More
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
(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 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
