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) – Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network attempts to shame a ruling class that has proved itself shameless. Sorkin still wasn’t sure he had a film, but one day he asked Haugen why she finally decided to go … 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
(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
The Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Boston Children’s Hospital is pleased to inviteapplications for its Pediatric Ethics Fellowship Program, starting July 1, 2027. Program Overview:This rigorous program is designed to equip fellows with the skills necessary to:independently provide high-quality pediatric … 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
