Being a scientist is hard. Being a young scientist is harder. Academic institutions squeeze cheap labor out of graduate students and postdocs who are busy competing for publications and increasingly limited faculty jobs, sucking joy from once-enthusiastic trainees. While people generally think of scientists as smart and competent, they’re rarely viewed as warm or caring. […]
When Rafael Yuste was a teenager growing up in Madrid in the 1970s, he had two great loves: the brain and the piano. At age 15, he started working at a clinical laboratory run by his mom, where he was tasked with looking through a microscope and counting blood cells. He read the autobiography of […]
You may have heard the idea that AI is a “stochastic parrot,” mechanistically repeating our words back to us without actually understanding them. But Shannon Vallor, a philosopher of technology at the University of Edinburgh, thinks there’s a better metaphor: AI, she says, is a mirror. After all, a parrot is another mind — not exactly […]
Climate scientists agree on at least one necessary change to our food system: People, especially those in rich countries, ought to be eating more plants and fewer animals. Globally, livestock production accounts for some 15 to 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and accelerates a host of other environmental problems, from deforestation to freshwater depletion […]
Here’s an exercise for you: Imagine the trajectory of our current climate crisis. You probably don’t need to imagine very hard what this future looks like because we’re seeing it play out in the present: towns torn apart by massive hurricanes, thousands displaced by wildfires, lives taken by extreme heat. All of it is enough […]
Billie Eilish could eat that girl for lunch — but she’s certainly not eating any animals for dinner. The 22-year-old pop star has a lot of triumphs under her belt: nine Grammys, two Oscars, and two Golden Globes. Her music has been nearly inescapable in the last year, from a sultry feature on Charli XCX’s […]
The updated dive watch, which the former 007 teased during the Paris Olympics, sets a new standard for the brand. It’s also out today.
From Toteme sweaters to Gap pajamas and Jil Sander handbags, these are the items Vogue editors are shopping for Black Friday. Check out the best-of-the-best early deals available to score, now.
“Joy” tells the story of the conception of the first baby born via IVF—technology that was, at the time, untested and unproven.
Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, finally hits theaters this weekend. To celebrate, we are revisiting the moment when Vogue cast Keira Knightley as a high-fashion Dorothy.
Whether you're going for cozy at home or fancy night in, Vogue's Senior Shopping Editor is here to help you find the ultimate Thanksgiving outfit.
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Here’s Pens Points to help guide you through another off day for the Penguins.
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Spurs starlet Archie Gray was utilised in an interesting role in Monday’s international fixture, and he passed the test with flying colours. Tottenham man’s astounding... The post Spurs starlet Archie Gray shines in interesting role for England U21s appeared first on Spurs Web.
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We make picks for all 13 NFL games with levels of confidence ahead of Week 12.
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A leading judge has warned that action is needed to ensure drivers are not being put at unnecessary risk amid concerns around older drivers on UK roads
The star plays villain Caroline Merteuil's right-hand woman Celeste 'CeCe' Carroway in Amazon Prime's Cruel Intentions series, but what more do we know about her?
The holes in the top of Bourbon biscuits serve a very important purpose - and it's not just to make them look pretty - and they even have their own special name
Gardening expert and TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh has urged gardeners to do one thing as soon as snow has fallen for the first time - or your prized plants might be damaged
For a normal administration, Linda McMahon would be an unusual pick for Education secretary. But President-elect Trump has given no indication he wants a normal administration. McMahon has little direct experience with education but has been a friend and ally of Trump for decades and is the only person so far the president-elect has selected...
Daria Dawson was raised in Florida by two educators. From a young age, they made sure she and her brother understood that voting was their voice — and their voice had power. “My parents were taking us with them when we were children to watch them vote,” Dawson, executive director of the progressive nonprofit America...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen.-elect Andy Kim (D-N.J.) are joining forces on a bill that would require several presidential nominees working on national security issues to publicly disclose past work for foreign governments. The bill, introduced in both chambers Thursday, would require Senate-confirmed leaders at the Departments of Defense, State, and Treasury, as well...
Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like “Kavanaugh on steroids,” referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. GOP senators say allegations against Gaetz of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, as well as the findings of the Department of Justice’s probe...
Republican senators appear to be giving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, the benefit of the doubt after his lawyer confirmed he paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017 to avoid a lawsuit. Hegseth, a Fox News commentator last week announced by Trump as his intended Defense secretary,...