Fighting for a banned book shaped his life
Early in 1986, English teachers at Mowat Middle School protested a schoolwide ban against a select number of novels, including Robert Cormier's The...
In race to build AI, tech plans a big plumbing upgrade
Microsoft, Meta, and Google's parent company, Alphabet, disclosed this week that they had spent more than $32 billion combined on data centers and...
Blast from the past: Exploring atomic bomb history beyond Los Alamos
The Atomic Museum makes clear the genius and necessity of developing awesome nuclear power while not ignoring the lethal impact it had on ordinary...
Freud’s muse: Searching for the real ‘Anna O’
Did her facial paralysis emerge from a biological condition? Was her intermittent deafness psychological or something more metaphysical?
Skepticism in medicine can be dangerous
I explained that if we inserted a breathing tube, as she had decided overnight, her husband would be sedated.
Saudi spends big to turn into AI superpower
Saudi Arabia created a $100 billion fund this year to invest in AI and other technology.
In coral fossils, searching for glow of bioluminescence
How long organisms have been able to emit light is at the center of recent research by Dr. Quattrini and colleagues.
A dangerous game is under way in Asia
Washington’s pursuit of an increasingly complex lattice of security ties in the Asia-Pacific region is a risky business. The new alliance structure is...