Gene technology is becoming more and more powerful… and could affect more and more people. MIT researcher Kevin Esvelt tells us why he thinks the public needs to have a say in how we use it. Read more...
Do we know what refugees need better than they do? Radha Rajkotia of the International Rescue Committee tells us why giving cash, rather than food and other supplies, could be a better model for foreign aid to refugees. Read more...
Trump promised to bring back jobs from China and Mexico. But, according to MIT researcher Andrew McAfee, not only are those jobs not coming back - they don’t even exist anymore.
No matter who you voted for, you were probably surprised by Trump’s win. Psychology professor Mahzarin Banaji thinks implicit bias might help us understand the difference between the polls and the actual results.
A former reality TV star will be the 45th president of the United States. Columbia Law School’s Tim Wu explains how Donald Trump was able to capture our attention.
America’s manufacturing industry has been hollowed out by globalization and automation. Donald Trump promises he can revive it. MIT researcher Andrew McAfee says that’s not possible. Read more....
Surprised by the election? Us too. Psychologist Mahzarin Banaji thinks our unconscious biases might explain the difference between the public’s expectations and the results. Read more....
How exactly was Donald Trump able to captivate us during his road to the White House? Columbia University Professor Tim Wu explains. Read more....
There are things you should be very afraid of. According to security expert Juliette Kayyem, terrorism isn’t one of them.
One of Earth’s biggest mass extinction events was caused by blue-green algae farting out oxygen. Science writer Annalee Newitz tells us what we can learn from our planet’s turbulent history - and why the mass extinction we’re likely living through now is going to change everything for humans.
Our seeds are becoming less diverse. Conservationist Cary Fowler says this is something you should care about, if you consider eating crucial to your health.
It’s very unlikely that you will be killed by a far-off terrorist group. So why do we worry about it so much? National security expert Juliette Kayyem explains what we should - and shouldn’t - be afraid of. Read more....
Afraid of the apocalypse? Well, maybe you shouldn’t worry too much. The Earth has already gone through at least five. Read more....
Cary Fowler thinks we might be in trouble. But he’s got a solution. A tiny, tiny solution. Read more....
