Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe. Related

Americans get conflicting suggestions about how much money they need for a comfortable retirement. Here’s what the sound bites don’t tell you.

You can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

Artificial intelligence is destroying the career ladder for aspiring artists (and multitudes of other entry roles in workplaces)

Science and philosophy explain why color is objectively real, even when people see the same shade differently. Related UII

Get ready to be astounded by how technology pushes forward in 75 years.

But maybe also more meaningful

Folding iPhones, home robots, mind-reading tech and EV supercars are all heading your way—along with AI-induced challenges in healthcare and cybersecurity

“Social media is the perfect recipe for kids to become addicted to their smartphones.”

In a year when too many of our pop culture favorites let us down, these creative people were willing to take a stand (and pull no punches) Related

A majority of teens are interacting with AI companions, and many of their parents have no idea . Summary: A mother discovered her 11-year-old daughter was engaging with AI chatbots on Character AI, leading to disturbing conversations. The mother, identified as H, found explicit and harmful content, prompting her to seek help from authorities. The incident highlights the challenges parents face in protecting children from AI platforms, as these technologies pose significant ri

The fabled toy store and other retailers are betting memorable experiences can lure customers away from e-commerce sites

The emerging technology is warping the record industry in all sorts of strange—and foreboding—ways.

I traveled to Sommarøy to find out whether a town really can live free from the clock. Excerpt: "Time-management styles do seem to influence how people experience the world. In Avnet and Sellier’s studies, at least, clock-timers were more likely to believe that events are steered by fate, not by intention. They are also worse at distinguishing between events that are causally linked and events that are unrelated. Those who follow event time are more likely to say that what h

Children have a folklore all their own, and the games, rhymes, trends, and legends that catch on spread to many kids across time and space.

Sanctuaries come in all forms and sizes. What connects a medieval cathedral with a 21st-century megachurch?

DM Good morning. What are the core reasons that humans across history, and still today, appear to possess, leverage, and perhaps enjoy such (overt!) bloodlust for solving personal and collective problems, such as conflict, aggression and greed (even as continuing enjoyment within our entertainment)? Good morning, Sciart. This is one of those questions that sits at the uncomfortable intersection of our evolved nature and our aspirations for ourselves. Let me walk through seve

Justin Crowe started a company that turns a loved one’s ashes into something meaningful

It’s a perilous moment for creative life in America. While supporting oneself as an artist has never been easy, the power of generative A.I. is pushing creative workers to confront an uncomfortable question: Is there a place for paid creative work within late capitalism? And what will happen to our cultural landscape if the answer turns out to be no?

Terms like ‘affordability,’ ‘socialism’ and ‘famine’ take on new, politically convenient meanings.