The CDC’s $1.75 billion sequencing boom may be throwing money at the wrong problem
Shortly after President Biden was inaugurated, the man who was being given command of his…
How the pandemic is fueling the tech industry’s union push
The last votes for one of the most closely-watched unionization drives in modern history came…
Podcast: In the AI of the Beholder
Ideas about what constitutes “beauty” are complex, subjective, and by no means limited to physical…
Error-riddled data sets are warping our sense of how good AI really is
The 10 most cited AI data sets are riddled with label errors, according to a…
How has the US pandemic response increased inequality? Look at New York’s nail salons.
Even when covid-19 forced nail salons in New York to close, Araceli continued to work.…
Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves
Veronica started using filters to edit pictures of herself on social media when she was…
Geoengineering researchers have halted plans for a balloon launch in Sweden
In an unexpected move, the advisory committee for a Harvard University geoengineering research project is…
In pursuit of pragmatic solutions to pervasive problems
The Alibaba Damo Academy is a unique hybrid research and development (R&D) facility. An academically-oriented…
A feminist internet would be better for everyone
This vision of an internet free from harassment, hate, and misogyny might seem far-fetched, particularly…
An ecosystem to overhaul China’s health care
Like many countries, China has a health care problem. Changing demographics and lifestyles mean demand…