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We’re on track to miss out on the next Katalin Karikó as women in STEM continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic’s lasting impact
Commentary

We’re on track to miss out on the next Katalin Karikó as women in STEM continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic’s lasting impact

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October 11, 2023
Louis Brus
Success

Nobel Prize winner shocked by early morning phone call from Sweden: ‘It was ringing during the night, but I didn’t answer it because I’m trying to get some sleep, basically’

By David Keyton, Christina Larson, Rodrique Ngowi and The Associated Press
October 4, 2023
Johnson & Johnson hit by 11,000 more lawsuits linking Baby Powder to cancer after judge throws $9 billion settlement case
Health

Johnson & Johnson hit by 11,000 more lawsuits linking Baby Powder to cancer after judge throws $9 billion settlement case

By Jef Feeley and Bloomberg
September 28, 2023
Neanderthal scientist
Lifestyle

‘The Hobbit’ had a grain of truth: DNA reveals a lost age when ‘a different kind of human’ walked the earth

By Maddie Burakoff, Laura Ungar and The Associated Press
September 26, 2023
Bill Gurley rails against regulatory capture in AI, credits Silicon Valley’s success to being ‘so f–king far away from Washington, D.C.’  
Tech

Bill Gurley rails against regulatory capture in AI, credits Silicon Valley’s success to being ‘so f–king far away from Washington, D.C.’  

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September 17, 2023
Ella Branham
Environment

Staying on top of climate change science means letting yourself get bitten by mosquitoes: ‘They’re not very aggressive and they’re kind of picky eaters’

By Sam Metz, Rick Bowmer and The Associated Press
September 11, 2023
Sam Altman risks sounding ‘arrogant’ to explain what’s wrong with Silicon Valley—and why OpenAI has no road map
Tech

Sam Altman risks sounding ‘arrogant’ to explain what’s wrong with Silicon Valley—and why OpenAI has no road map

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September 7, 2023
Inside designing a moon-orbiting outpost: Here’s what it takes to make lunar living possible
Commentary

Inside designing a moon-orbiting outpost: Here’s what it takes to make lunar living possible

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August 30, 2023
Justice Department sues SpaceX, claiming it discouraged refugees and asylum-seekers from applying
Finance

Justice Department sues SpaceX, claiming it discouraged refugees and asylum-seekers from applying

By Eric Johnson, Loren Grush and Bloomberg
August 24, 2023
Octopus Garden
Environment

The ‘Octopus Garden’ is real and it’s an ingenious way to use an extinct volcano ‘hot tub’ for quick egg-hatching

By Christina Larson and The Associated Press
August 24, 2023
Today’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence is based on neuroscience from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Imagine what A.I. could do if it incorporates the latest breakthroughs
Commentary

Today’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence is based on neuroscience from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Imagine what A.I. could do if it incorporates the latest breakthroughs

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August 15, 2023
Theortical physicist and author Michio Kaku
Tech

Top physicist says chatbots are just ‘glorified tape recorders,’ and predicts a different computing revolution is ahead

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August 14, 2023
‘We repeated ignition’: Lab behind nuclear fusion breakthrough duplicates success after months of near-misses
Environment

‘We repeated ignition’: Lab behind nuclear fusion breakthrough duplicates success after months of near-misses

By David R. Baker and Bloomberg
August 6, 2023
Woman with cat
Life

Cats moved in with us thousands of years ago and now number in the billions. A biologist explains how they did it without even evolving

By Jonathan Losos and The Conversation
August 5, 2023
Man eating bagel and working on smartphone
Life

‘Social jet lag’ is damaging people’s diets, scientists warn—but there’s one thing you can do to avoid it

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August 2, 2023

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