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This marks a historic moment in humanity’s relationship to the planet.
Polarization or misunderstanding?
The last time the population shrank was during the great famine of 1959-61.
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?
Only 1% of corn grown is the U.S. is the type that people eat.
An effect called the “urban heat island” means that temperatures are often 10 degrees higher in cities, according to NASA.
The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.
Shame is a powerful tool that must be used with care.
Geopolitics is not a magic 8-ball. But making financial decisions — such as those regarding retirement — in a multipolar world without geopolitics is akin to flying blind in a storm.
Could Russia’s plan actually destroy demand for natural gas?
Aristotle’s ancient virtues play a vital role in today’s war.
Singapore is a breeding ground of truly green buildings.
And debate over it started soon after.
Here’s how it works.
Ukraine destroyed a railway to prevent passage from Transnistria into Ukraine.
Israel looks to deploy its “Iron Beam” air-defense system within the year.
Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.
Is there victory in defeat?
Morbid fatality statistics on digital highway signs seem to distract drivers, thus increasing the number of car crashes.
Elon Musk’s successful bid to take over Twitter has fragmented the internet along predictably partisan lines. But only time will tell whether this is a good or bad thing.
Majoring in economics can boost a graduate’s early-career income by several thousand dollars, at least for those who live in California.
“We didn’t build anything face-ish into our network [but] managed to segregate themselves without being given a face-specific nudge.”
AI-generated photos, also known as synthetic media, are being used to create fake experts and journalists to spread disinformation.
“Dead” satellites aren’t just space junk. They are also targets for hackers to hijack and use to broadcast misinformation.
U.S. nuclear power plants are built to survive external attacks. Even missiles or a commercial aircraft strike would not cause a meltdown or radiation leak.
Social media distorts the reality of the public sphere.
On forums, “true bitcoiners” didn’t talk about technology or crypto. Instead, they talked about trust and corruption.