Computing
Don’t Blame AI. Plagiarism Is Turning Digital News into Hot Garbage
A botched obituary underlines threats from both artificial intelligence and digital plagiarism mills to pollute the news with misinformation
Opinion
Genetics
The Complete Human Y Chromosome Marks an Opportunity to Move Away from Stigma
The Y chromosome was once used to label people as criminal. A new complete Y chromosome sequence just might combat this dangerous myth
Psychology
Your Brain Looks for ‘Winning Streaks’ Everywhere—Here's Why
This is why we misinterpret life’s weird and wonderful random events
Computing
Does the First Amendment Confer a ‘Right to Compute’? The Future of AI May Depend on It
We need to figure out if there is a constitutional right to compute
Education
Two Thirds of Â鶹´«Ã½AV Kids Can’t Read Fluently
Phonics may be a popular way to teach reading, but it fails too many children
Neuroscience
Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem
Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them
Black Holes
JWST Finds Strange Harmony in Early Galaxies and Black Holes
Black holes in the extraordinarily distant cosmos are out of tune with their host galaxies, offering insights into their formation
Mathematics
How Warren Buffett Rigged a Dice Game with Bill Gates
Weird math can explain why Warren Buffett had the advantage in a dice game against Bill Gates
Extraterrestrial Life
UFO Research Is Only Harmed by Antigovernment Rhetoric
Conspiracy theories and, relatedly, antigovernment sentiment could prove toxic to any factual and scientific discussion of unidentified anomalous phenomena
Privacy
Satellite Internet Companies Could Help Break Authoritarianism
In Iran and elsewhere, governments restrict Internet access to restrict freedoms. Companies that launch communications satellites can ensure a free and open Internet for all
