A Breakthrough in Gene Editing
A new CRISPR therapy is transforming the lives of sickle-cell patients. What could this mean for the technology’s future?
Why Won’t OpenAI Say What the Q* Algorithm Is?
Supposed AI breakthroughs are frequently veiled in secrecy, hindering scientific consensus.
Hydrogen Is Just Another Hole for Natural Gas to Fill
One of Joe Biden’s big climate bets follows an old familiar logic.
C. J. Rice’s Conviction Is Overturned
After a cover story in The Atlantic, a man convicted of a crime he insists he did not commit now has a chance to be freed from prison.
The Latest Victims of the Free-Speech Crisis
The recent censoring of speech on campus is part of a trend that began long before the Israel-Hamas war.
Your Friends Don’t All Have to Be the Same Age
When the young and the old befriend one another, everyone can benefit. So why doesn’t it happen more?
Substack Has a Nazi Problem
The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.
Trump Wants to Create a National University?
Earlier this month, the former president released a plan for the “American Academy,” and nobody knows what it really means.
Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions
The court is leaning into its reputation as a welcoming home for right-wing litigation.
My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump
Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.
Quiet Competence Could Cost Joe Biden the Election
Americans may claim to want less drama, but they’re addicted to it.
Photos: The Growth of Solar-Power Stations
Images of new utility-scale solar-power installations around the world
The CRISPR Era Is Here
The much-hyped technology for editing genes has fulfilled one of its biggest promises.
Anything Can Become Gluten-Free Pasta
More parmesan on your durian-seed rigatoni?
Hipsters Were Always Hypocrites. Ask Frank Zappa.
Of the late musician’s many records, Over-Nite Sensation best crystallized his cutting satire of our country’s blank-eyed habits.
The Case for Challenging Music
Why in classical contemporary music do so many people equate challenging with intimidating—or even infuriating?
Life Really Is Better Without the Internet
What happened after my wife and I removed Wi-Fi from our home
The Tech Giants’ Anti-regulation Fantasy
Major internet companies pretend that they’re best left alone. History shows otherwise.
The Case That Could Destroy the Government
What was once a fringe legal theory now stands a real chance of being adopted by the Supreme Court.
Dear Therapist: I Don’t Want to See My Mom This Christmas
She ruins the day, but guilt-trips me when I try to opt out.