MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

Open Thread

Before puritanism and personality cults made it boring, affect theory brimmed with real intellectual potential. Laura Kipnis explains

Today in Supreme Court History: August 24, 1946

Trump Threatens U.S. Relationship With Canada as Trade Talks Collapse

"Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions"

J.D. Vance's Interest in Huey Long Should Be a Red Flag for Conservatives

Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion.

“Speech is Who We Are”

The Vocabulary of Vulnerability: 10 Words from Around the World for Complex and Difficult Emotions

20 Minutes of Exercise Is as Good as a 90-Minute Nap If You’re Sleep Deprived

The Cost of Not Building Data Centers

The Building Blocks of Personhood: Oliver Sacks on Neurocognitive Pillar of What Makes Us Who We Are

America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China's

Britain's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Promises 'Stronger Public Control' of Stagnating Economy

Anthony Fauci’s Diary Reveals a Human at the Helm

ABC's First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC

DOGE Claimed $110 Billion in Spending Cuts That Couldn't Be Verified, Audit Finds

New York Wants a $36 Billion Cut From Kalshi, Calling It an 'Illegal Gambling Operation'

Nick Cave on Integrating the Darkness of Loss with the Bright Ongoingness of Life

An Ungrateful Public Underappreciates Data Centers