Human rights threatened by crude global power games
There are worrying signs that the world is headed for a new form of colonialism as Trump sets a precedent domestically and abroad…
‘Marginalised, neglected, ignored’: What it’s like when your country doesn’t want you
Statelessness has been described by some as an overlooked human rights issue, and one that can have all kinds of unseen impacts…
Tequila Works auctions off game rights and IP following insolvency
Tequila Works has begun auctioning off the rights to its games and IP after filing for insolvency last November. Read more…
Measles Is Spreading, and RFK Jr. Is Praising Quacks
Last week, an 8-year-old girl became the second child and the third person to die of measles in the current outbreak. But it was Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, who dominated the news cycle.“The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” Kennedy wrote…
Saturday Citations: Huge eruptions from a black hole; the largest-ever functional brain map; origins of human musicality
This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the 2018 eruption of the Kīlauea volcano drove a rare, massive summertime phytoplankton bloom, the largest ever recorded in the North Pacific. And a physics professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville proposed a new model of…
Some good news for techies. CEO boldly claims more software jobs coming in AI era: ‘Just watch the data’
Despite growing fears that AI will replace software engineers, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon strongly rejects the idea, calling it “laughable.” He believes the demand for engineers will increase as AI handles routine tasks, allowing humans to focus on complex system…
Temple students surprised after human remains, bone fragments discovered on campus
Students were shocked after human remains and bone fragments were discovered at a construction site on campus on Friday…
Humanoid Robots Are Poised to March Into the Real World
It’s shaping up to be a big year for China’s robotics industry…
Diversity is a feature, not a bug | Science
An interdisciplinary tour of sexual strategies in the animal kingdom offers lessons for humanity…