Here’s What to Expect From Hurricane Hermine
The storm is Florida’s first hurricane in nearly 11 years, and forecasts are looking dire for the Northeast…
Brock Turner Is Already Getting Out of Jail
After serving just three months of a six-month sentence. By Madeleine Thomas Brock Turner during his initial booking.…
Ideological Certainty Is Stronger Than a Hurricane
Gulf Coast residents’ perceptions of such storms vary according to their politics. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty…
Artificial Intelligence Will Be as Biased and Prejudiced as Its Human Creators
The reason is simple: AI learns from us. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) The optimism…
The Next Internet Is Gigabit Internet
While the speedy service has been around for a while, its high cost has placed it almost exclusively…
The Supreme Court Just Threw the Brakes on North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions
But it may not be as big a victory as it seems. By Jared Keller Voters cast their…
Can a Fresh Cup of Coffee Help Mend Police-Civilian Relations?
In New Orleans and around the world, a new initiative called Coffee With a Cop is encouraging greater…
A Multimillion Dollar Taxpayer-Funded Gun Research Center Finally Finds a Home
What the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center is expected to accomplish. By Francie Diep (Photo: Scott…
How Best to Measure the Effectiveness of the Social Safety Net?
A new op-ed reiterates Republicans’ calls for a new approach to poverty, but also focuses on a new…
Touring the New World Trade Center With Its Official Biographer
The nation of the Wright Brothers has taken back the sky. By David Skinner One World Trade Center’s…