April 21, 2026
(Wired) – Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have different visions for how to use AI for management purposes, but both imagine a system of heightened control. On April 13, the Financial Times reported that Meta is working up a photorealistic, … Read More
April 20, 2026
(Compact Magazine) – Marijuana remains the most misunderstood vice in America. Our large and growing marijuana industry depends on obscuring the well-documented connection the drug has to a wide variety of severe physical and mental health issues, as well as … Read More
April 20, 2026
(Futurism) – It just takes two sprays into the nasal cavity to make a difference. A team of scientists at Texas A&M University say they’ve developed a nasal spray that improves the working memory of older lab mice. They believe … Read More
April 20, 2026
(NYT) – Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way. As the remotely controlled vehicles approached the enemy soldiers, an aerial drone flew in … Read More
April 20, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – But the researchers who are raising flags describe a pathway, even multiple pathways, to bringing mirror life into existence—and they say we urgently need guardrails to figure out what kinds of mirror-biology research might still be … Read More
April 20, 2026
(NBC News) – Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later. She and her husband, Ed, were on the next flight home. Nine … Read More
April 20, 2026
(BBC) – A vaccine during pregnancy which protects newborns against nasty chest infections is cutting hospital admissions of babies by more than 80%, UK health officials say. A virus, called RSV, affects many babies in the first few months of … Read More
April 17, 2026
(WSJ) – A trip to the emergency room helped me realize my generation is in trouble—and that we can’t give in to defeatism about our chronic health issues I emerged from surgery four and a half hours later with 72 … Read More
April 17, 2026
(WSJ) – The number of octogenarians is growing and they have big ideas for spending, healthcare and housing The first of the youth-obsessed baby boomers turn 80 this year, including President Trump, and they want to shake up old age. … Read More
April 17, 2026
(Reuters via MSN) – Researchers have developed a modified version of the CRISPR gene-editing tool that in early laboratory experiments suggests it may have the potential to “silence” the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome. People with Down syndrome are … Read More
April 17, 2026
(Washington Post) – Silicon Valley’s next great leap may be built on videos of people folding laundry. Start-ups and entrepreneurs including Tesla CEO Elon Musk are trying to make robots smart enough to help with chores around the home. But … Read More
April 17, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – We don’t really understand AI’s inner workings, so we’re effectively flying blind. Most of the public conversation regarding the use of AI-driven autonomous lethal weapons centers on how much humans should remain “in the loop.” Under … Read More
April 17, 2026
(WSJ) – While many ER visits for dizziness result in expensive CT scans and sedatives, researchers are finding there are more-effective options Of the many age-related problems that pose a risk to adults in midlife and beyond, so-called vestibular and … Read More
April 17, 2026
(NYT) – On Thanksgiving she ran a Turkey Trot with her daughters — her first race since the accident. She described the turnaround to me as “miraculous.” Like so many other people who are taking these drugs for intractable and … Read More
April 17, 2026
(NYT) – Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in vaccine exemptions among children in recent years. Utah has become a hotbed of measles cases in the United States, as a long-simmering outbreak … Read More
April 16, 2026
(Wired) – California-based startup Sabi is developing a thought-to-text wearable that could usher in the cyborg future. Speech-to-text capability is now baked into all modern computers. But what if you didn’t have to dictate to your computer? What if you … Read More
April 16, 2026
(NYT) – As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance. As A.I. makes the production of knowledge work more and more efficient, the job of presenting, debating, … Read More
April 16, 2026
(404 Media) – Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pitching his country as a global leader in robots for war and defense. Will the world listen? Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy praised robots as the future of war in a Defense Industry Worker Day … Read More
April 16, 2026
(New Scientist) – Monkeys with around 300 electrodes implanted in their brain were able to steer avatars around different virtual environments Monkeys fitted with a brain-computer interface (BCI) successfully navigated a variety of virtual worlds using only their thoughts. Researchers … Read More
April 16, 2026
(Axios) – Black women remain three times more likely than white and Hispanic women to die from pregnancy-related complications, according to the latest maternal mortality rates released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: … Read More
April 16, 2026
(NYT) – The review said a certain class of drugs had little clinical benefit, but many Alzheimer’s experts criticized the analysis, saying it unfairly lumped failed drugs with two recently approved treatments. Since the approval of new Alzheimer’s drugs in … Read More
April 16, 2026
(NPR) – It’s quite common for people to start on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound, especially as the diabetes and obesity treatments become more ubiquitous. They’re designed to treat chronic conditions, so the medicines are intended for lifelong use; … Read More
April 15, 2026
(NDTV via MSN) – A woman in the United States spent six months behind bars for crimes she insisted she never committed. Kimberlee Williams, a resident of Oklahoma, was arrested after authorities in Maryland identified her as a suspect using … Read More
April 15, 2026
(NPR) – Where once most drug users mostly consumed plant-based substances such as cocaine and heroin, drug gangs and cartels have shifted to producing and selling synthetic substances made from industrial chemicals. Fentanyl and methamphetamines have been around for years. … Read More
April 15, 2026
(Fox News) – Two patients became sicker after refusing standard transfusions, researchers found An increasing number of patients are requesting “unvaccinated” blood for transfusions, which can delay care and pose risks to patients’ health, experts warn. There is no evidence … Read More
