The Deepfake Crisis That Didn’t Happen
India’s election is an eye-opening lesson for the U.S. and other countries.
The Long View of the Challenger Disaster
Adam Higginbotham’s new book on the tragedy manages to add depth to a well-known story.
What a Year on Ozempic Taught Johann Hari
A chronicler of addictions struggles to control himself.
This Is What It Looks Like When AI Eats the World
The web itself is being shoved into a great unknown.
Ruth Bader Biden
No matter the obstacles that Donald Trump creates for himself, Joe Biden’s candidacy remains an existentially risky, perhaps disastrous, proposition.
What the Challenger Disaster Proved
We take the workings of wide, complicated technological systems on faith. But they depend on people—and, sometimes, people fail.
How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be?
The world has been through multiple flu pandemics. That doesn’t mean it’s any more prepared.
If Only People Actually Believed These Trump-as-Jesus Memes
Those who can see the good in the former president should look harder at everyone else.
How Can You Part With the Embryo That Could Have Been Your Child?
Some IVF patients are turning to a niche medical procedure to find peace.
Photos of the Week: Baby Jumping, Rain Vortex, Rickshaw Nap
Two rocket launches from the southern United States, flooding rivers in southwestern Germany, commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, and much more
New York’s Governor Is Inept
Spiking congestion pricing at the last second was terrible policy, and terrible politics.
A Bad Week for Backers of the Big Lie
Two influential purveyors of Donald Trump’s web of lies recently faced trouble.
Photos: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings
Images of recent events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces’ D-Day landings on June 6, 1944
Do Students Need Facts or Stories?
“I am not wise enough to say where the young can find what they need,” Neil Postman wrote in 1989. But he had an idea about where to start.
Animal Behavior’s Biggest Taboo Is Softening
Anthropomorphism, long considered a cardinal sin among researchers, is making a slow comeback.
China Is Losing the Chip War
Xi Jinping picked a fight over semiconductor technology—one he can’t win.
What Trump’s Total GOP Control Means Next
Republicans’ denunciations of a “rigged” trial have ushered in a dangerous new era of absolute loyalty to the leader.
Canada’s Extremist Attack on Free Speech
A bill making its way through the Canadian Parliament would impose draconian criminal penalties on hate speech and curtail people’s liberty in order to stop crimes they haven’t yet committed.
You’re Not Perfect
And that’s great news.
A Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness That’s Both Crucial and Useless
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson skips over the real issues.