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Privacy isn’t dead – it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient

“You have zero privacy … Get over it,” Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, declared in 1999. What might...

AI is replacing humans in responding to some surveys – but simulated opinions are not the same as public opinion

Surveys and polls help societies understand what people think about issues in politics, health, education and much more. But...

How natural selection helps design antennas, cancer treatments and adhesives

NASA had a big – and little – problem. For a small satellite, the agency needed a tiny antenna,...

Your bank’s AI just blocked your payment – what can you do?

Imagine you’re at the supermarket checkout. Your cart is full. The line behind you is long. You tap your...

Could aliens ever visit Earth? An aerospace scientist unpacks the challenges of interstellar spaceflight

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear...

Should AIs be required to report a human user contemplating violence?

On Feb. 10, 2026, an 18-year-old woman, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people and herself in a mass shooting...

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn’t fit all in weight loss

For decades, people have been told that their weight problems can be solved by math: Calories in, calories out....

Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

If you have ever tried to repair something, realized that it was beyond your financial or technical means, and...

SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact

SpaceX is proceeding with two major milestones with consequences that could be, at a minimum, global. The company, owned...

How you map numbers in your mind isn’t universal, even among people who read the same language

Imagine taking out a 12-inch ruler and finding that the number 12 is on the left side and the...

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