Mark Zuckerberg is burning billions to chase the holy grail of AI
Companies in the AI race are barreling toward a new goalpost: so-called superintelligence, or an AI model that can surpass ...
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Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart
Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at ...
The decline of drinking, explained in one chart
Today, around 8,200 or so Americans will turn 21. Which means, of course, they will become eligible to engage in ...
The Nvidia chip deal that has Trump officials threatening to quit
Whatever else can be said about the second Trump administration, it is always teaching me about parts of the Constitution ...
The fake news that helped put us on a path to Mars
The richest person in the world is obsessed with creating a city on Mars.Elon Musk would like to see a ...
Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?
Beyond Meat is undergoing a makeover.Last month, the popular plant-based meat company announced a new product — Beyond Ground — ...
AI can write you a new Bible. But is it meaningful?
What happens when an AI expert asks a chatbot to generate a sacred Buddhist text?In April, Murray Shanahan, a research ...
We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.
It’s not just the media’s bias — although, as I confessed to Unexplainable’s Meradith Hoddinott, that’s undeniably a part of ...
Can’t commit to vegetarianism but want animals to suffer less? You’ve got options.
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s ...
The brutal trade-off that will decide the future of food
Perhaps the most crucial idea for understanding our species’ future on this planet boils down to two boring words: land ...
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