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By Connie Chang When we’re young, exercise can enable us to run a race after an all-nighter or snowboard on a diet of Doritos. But as we age, fitness has a much more far-reaching impact, boosting our energy levels, preventing injuries and keeping us mentally sharp....
By Maggie Harrison Last weekend, comedian and YouTuber Adam Conover took to YouTube to publish a scathing 25-minute-long video essay addressing the ongoing AI gold rush. And honestly? It goes pretty hard. "Tech companies are suddenly promising to use AI to...
By Amanda Ruggeri Like many of us, I spend too much time on my phone. And, like many of us, I am acutely aware of – and often feel guilty about it. Sometimes, I'll leave it at the other end of the house, or turn it off, to use it less. But, sooner than I'd like to...
By Patricia S. Daniels As we age, our senses become less acute through changes in the organs themselves, as well as changes in the brain. An aging brain becomes less able to perceive sensations, process information, create and store memories, and learn as some...
By German Lopez The world’s top scientists released their latest report yesterday warning that the Earth is on pace for severe damage from climate change. But many Americans might have a hard time understanding the report because the analysis, like those before it,...
By Bruce Y. Lee Recently, Cochrane Review published a study that some have claimed as evidence that face masks don’t work. Well, have some of these claims been a bit, shall we say, too cocky and not Cochrane-y enough? Well, in a statement issued on March 10 by...
By Tyler Read We all know exercise is important for keeping us healthy as we age. However, not all exercise is created equal. It's important to emphasize certain types of exercise over others if your goal is maximizing your health, longevity, and independence. In this...
By Marc Andreessen Fears about new technology replacing human labor and causing overall unemployment have raged across industrialized societies for hundreds of years, despite a nearly continual rise in both jobs and wages in capitalist economies. The jobs apocalypse...
By Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur In one video, a news anchor with perfectly combed dark hair and a stubbly beard outlined what he saw as the United States’ shameful lack of action against gun violence. In another video, a female news anchor heralded China’s role in...
By Jay Ratliff Recently, airlines have seen a drastic increase in the number of wheelchair requests. In fact, 25 passengers requested wheelchair assistance on one recent Southwest Airlines flight. And these numbers are growing. As we study the question of why more...
By Kif Leswing Since Microsoft showcased an early version of its new artificial intelligence-powered Bing search engine last week, more than a million people have signed up to test the chatbot. With the help of technology from San Francisco startup OpenAI, Bing AI is...
By Bartie Scott and Juliana Kaplan A plush hotel in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport seems to be haunted by the ghost of aviation's good times. The TWA Hotel offers guests a luxurious stay, with 500 rooms, a rooftop pool, and a bar in an old retrofitted airplane. It...
By Esme Stallard New data shows that 2022 was the fifth hottest year for Europe since records began. But scientists are warning that 2023 could be even warmer, as a climate phenomenon called La Niña -- which has been suppressing global temperatures -- comes to an end...
By Noor Al-Sibai In what's perhaps an attempt to head off bad press — or, at very least, convince people he's not the bad guy — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has given Forbes an interview in which he claims that his for-profit company is ultimately going to bring about...
By Bob Brody I never wanted to live anywhere but New York City, much less outside the United States. I planned to always rent our apartment high above the ceaseless traffic on Queens Boulevard, a short walk from all the fresh bagels anyone could ever want. Yet last...
Following the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin at a U.S. National Football League game last month, cardiac arrest has been in the headlines. Mayo Clinic pediatric cardiologist Dr. Michael Ackerman explained what a cardiac arrest is. “Sudden cardiac arrest...
By Anahad O’Connor Five years ago, a group of nutrition scientists studied what Americans eat and reached a striking conclusion: More than half of all the calories that the average American consumes comes from ultra-processed foods, which they defined as “industrial...
By Darren Org In the world of artificial intelligence, the idea of “singularity” looms large. This slippery concept describes the moment AI exceeds beyond human control and rapidly transforms society. The tricky thing about AI singularity (and why it borrows...
By Chris Hedges There is very little to recommend my old gym, other than the low monthly fee, where I worked out nearly every day from 2007 until the pandemic shut it down. The locker rooms were grimy with moldering carpets. There were brown rings around the basins...
By Tristan Bove Even fine dining’s highest-profile restaurateurs admit that their industry’s business model is broken and needs an injection of creativity. Hit hard by the pandemic, restaurants have had to re-create themselves over the past few years by accepting...
