SCIENCE

AI Is Too Unpredictable to Behave According to Human Goals

In late 2022 large-language-model AI arrived in public, and within months they began misbehaving. Most famously, Microsoft’s “Sydney” chatbot threatened…

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Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S.

January 24, 2025 4 min read Teaching Evolution Has a Bright Future in the U.S. A century after the Scopes…

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Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps

January 20, 2025 3 min read Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when…

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BMI Sidelined in New Obesity Definition That Favors Health Evaluation

Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity…

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Visas for Guest Workers Can Spur High Technology and U.S. Jobs

January 15, 2025 5 min read Two Simple Reforms Can Make H-1B Visas Great Again Although warring MAGA factions seem…

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U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments

January 10, 2025 3 min read U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments TikTok is on the clock:…

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Bad Sleep Leaves the Brain More Vulnerable to Intrusive Thoughts

January 9, 2025 3 min read Here’s Why Bad Sleep and Toxic Thoughts Go Hand-in-Hand Findings reveal the memory-related brain…

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The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists

January 6, 2025 5 min read The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists…

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Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025

January 3, 2025 3 min read Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025 The science of the sun and its…

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Meet Pearl Young, Who ‘Raised Hell’ at NASA’s Predecessor

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Thirteen years before…

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