the science of critical thinking

The Science of Waiting and the Art of Delay

"White House Access Is a Privilege—Not a Right"

Can AI “Feel” Pain?

Germany’s Moment of Reckoning

Today in Supreme Court History: September 22, 2005

Americans Say the United Nations Is Doing a Bad Job. They're Right.

Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times

The Pickaxe Mountain Trap: Why a Tactical Nuke Won’t Stop Iran—And Could Wreck the American Economy

Unmasking “zombie cells” in aging tissue with an AI-powered barcode

President Trump Stubbornly Clings to Archaic Mercantilist Economics

Critical theory can be used to convey sophistication — but when it goes wrong, the whiff of pretension and arrogance is unmistakable

The Other Way AI Impairs Our Thinking

Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too

Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan

RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million.

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

The End of Oak Street Is a Nasty, Effective Exercise in Dino Terror

The ominous ‘fire clouds’ or ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ seen in France for the first time

How Art Invented Humanity

Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought conditions