Human Ancestors Were Using Fire Earlier Than Previously Thought

First precise genome editing of human embryos triggers praise and alarm

Why Republicans Aren’t Condemning Trump’s <em>Meet the Press</em> Walkout

Open Thread

The Supreme Court Must Rein in Colorado’s Climate Lawfare

There are plenty of reasonable grounds on which to criticize the Frankfurt School. Why resort to delusional fantasies? 

The steam engine

3D-printed devices could streamline the production of drug-delivery microparticles

Perceptions

Check Out the Newest Fluorescent Amphibian

SpaceX Is the New East India Company

“To see like a dog in a work of art is to have moral perceptions about human beings”

AI Must Not Encroach on Human Dignity

The humanities spent decades decentering the human. Now Big Tech is doing it better

Elizabeth Bishop and the Art of Talking Like a Human Being

Using AI to Test Policy Language

AI Can Now Design and Run Thousands of Experiments Without Human Hands

The crucial human component in computing and AI

Kathryn Paige Harden on How Genetics Shapes Human Behavior

Soft eyes, deep listening, and other ways to extend human perception

Trump Wants to Privatize His Presidential Records