We laud hero-leaders who take whole industries into extended growth periods: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma, maybe even Jack Welch, all come to mind, as creating ...

I received the following query from a student in High Point, North Carolina. A textbook example of a leading question, it’s also a complex one. Q. Why do you think a stigma surrounds hunting and ...

The A.I. prediction world is torn between optimism and gloom. A report released on Thursday decidedly lands on the side of gloom. Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher, leads the A.I. Futures ...

This post is Part I of a series. The field of consciousness studies has come of age. Prior to the 1990s, theories of consciousness were more of a philosophical pursuit than a serious scientific one.

As all scribblers of doggerel know, rhymes must be paired up before you start a new line. Otherwise you may write yourself into a dead end with an ill-placed “purple” or “orange”. It is an insight ...

Mr. Piller is an investigative journalist for Science. This essay is adapted from his upcoming book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.” Jan. 24, 2025 Medical ...

Shigeru Ishiba, the Prime Minister of Japan, responded to a question about Assassin’s Creed Shadows today during an official government conference meeting. While some reports have indicated that Prime ...

Ahead of the November presidential election, just 19% of Americans say democracy in the United States is a good example for other countries to follow, according to a Pew Research Center survey ...

Two trends have emerged at the Supreme Court in recent weeks: President Donald Trump is on a winning streak and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court’s junior-most justice, is having none of it.