The UK has a fund to bring home passengers left hanging after the collapse of travel…
Author: Adam Rogers
How Rich Donors Like Epstein (and Others) Undermine Science
MIT’s Media Lab, Harvard, Stanford, hospitals—they all take money from donors. Whether it's to truly help…
What to Look for in CNN’s ‘Climate Crisis’ Town Hall Tonight
Over the course of seven hours, 10 candidates will describe their climate policies. Here are the…
Netflix Re-Ups the Puppetry—and Perturbations—of *Dark Crystal*
*The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*, a prequel series to the 1982 movie, will freak you…
Jeffrey Epstein and the Power of Networks
The billionaire child ****** bought his way into an elite crowd of intellectuals that defined the…
Robot Coffee Tastes Great, But at What Cost? (About $5)
Coffee Haus makes coffee drinks 100 times an hour in its robotic kiosks. No humans required.
Actually, Gender-Neutral Pronouns Can Change a Culture
In 2012 a nongendered pronoun dropped into Swedish discourse. Today it's widely used—and it's nudging people…
The Biomechanical Perfection of Simone Biles in Flight
Behold the triple double: The gymnast’s precise control of her body as she moves through space…
How ‘Microcracks’ Undermined San Francisco’s New Bus Terminal
A cracked beam forced the $2.2 billion terminal’s closure after six weeks. Unraveling why required physics,…
How to Reduce Gun Violence: Ask Some Scientists
Researchers have clear policy suggestions on how to see fewer gun deaths. They'd have many more,…