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A Rare Form of Dementia Can Unleash Creativity
Neurological conditions can release a torrent of new creativity in a few people as if opening some mysterious…
New York City Is Sinking under Its Own Weight
Home to 8.8 million people as of 2020, New York City is by far the most populous city in the U.S. And the mass of…
Why We Need to See Inside AI’s Black Box
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest…
The Pandemic Caused a Baby Boom in Red States…
Anna McCleary had her daughter in October 2019. McCleary, who works at a law firm in Chicago, had just returned…
Here’s What Causes Motion Sickness
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest…
Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and…
The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling…
Ron DeSantis’s Antiscience Agenda Is Dangerous
Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, is running for president of the United States on a record of anti-diversity,…
We Need 50 More Years of the Clean Water Act
Editor’s Note (5/25/23): Today the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection…
NASA Mini Satellites Will Help Track Hurricanes
CLIMATEWIRE | NASA wants to know more about climate-juiced hurricanes.
To help with that effort, the space agency…
A Computer Scientist Breaks Down Generative AI’s…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest…