Donald Trump has not yet conceded the presidential race, and may not any time soon. But there’s no evidence whatsoever of a “stolen” election. Powered by WPeMatico
27 Animal Crossing Tips to Up Your Island Game
From growing hybrid flowers to catching pesky wasps, these tricks will turn you into a pro. Powered by WPeMatico
What Biden will and won’t be able to achieve on climate change
Though the counts aren’t finished and the legal challenges could drag on for weeks, Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election is looking increasingly likely. If he does triumph, it will also be a win for action on climate change. But his ability to push through any sweeping legislation will be seriously constrained if, […]
An Election Week Covid Surge, Vaccine Progress, and More
Catch up on the most important updates from this week. Powered by WPeMatico
Keep Mars Weird Is a Hilarious Satire of Austin
In Neal Pollack’s sci-fi novel, young people voyage out in search of the ultimate party—only to find the Red Planet is ruled by a real estate developer. Powered by WPeMatico
Half the Milky Way’s sun-like stars could be home to Earth-like planets
Nearly 4,300 exoplanets have been discovered by astronomers, and it’s quite obvious now our galaxy is filled with them. But the point of looking for these new worlds is more than just an exercise in stamp collecting—it’s to find one that could be home to life, be it future humans who have found a way […]
Dunking on Nevada Got the Internet Through Election Week
It’s the meme that gave Americans everything—except vote counts. Powered by WPeMatico
Why social media can’t keep moderating content in the shadows
Back in 2016, I could count on one hand the kinds of interventions that technology companies were willing to use to rid their platforms of misinformation, hate speech, and harassment. Over the years, crude mechanisms like blocking content and banning accounts have morphed into a more complex set of tools, including quarantining topics, removing posts […]
This could lead to the next big breakthrough in common sense AI
You’ve probably heard us say this countless times: GPT-3, the gargantuan AI that spews uncannily human-like language, is a marvel. It’s also largely a mirage. You can tell with a simple trick: Ask it the color of sheep, and it will suggest “black” as often as “white”—reflecting the phrase “black sheep” in our vernacular. That’s […]
It might not feel like it, but the election is working
The election process is working. A long-building “chaos” narrative being pushed by President Donald Trump suggests that the election is fatally flawed, fraud is rampant, and no institutions other than Trump himself can be trusted. There is no evidence for any of that, and as the election math increasingly turns against him, the actual election systems around […]