There is much talk about populism, democracy, conservatives, neoliberals, progressives, independents, no labels, republicans, autocrats, libertarians, authoritarians, totalitarians, infallible Iman, anarchists, supreme leaders, tyranny, and many other schisms. Monarchical regimes are fading away and constrained in their ability to govern, remaining as symbolic figures, except …
Juan Villoro Prostheses, corrective surgery, and the growing importance of self-perception in defining identity have motivated certain avant-gardists to enter posthuman territory. Trans-species experiences have disproved those who thought that transsexuality was the last physiological frontier. Predictably, some of these innovations have occurred in Barcelona. …
Eric Ralls, earth.com Staff writer In 1610, Galileo Galilei, renowned as the pioneer of modern astronomy, first laid eyes on Saturn’s magnificent rings. His initial observations through an early, rudimentary telescope led him to describe these celestial features as resembling “ears.” Now, centuries later, the …
George Downs Air-taxi startup Volocopter announced that it hopes to carry passengers with its VoloCity aircraft during the Paris Olympics. But will the company get its aircraft certified in time? I explore the company’s plans at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and take a look …
Google’s Artificial Intelligence model, Bard, released an update and invited some users to test its new features. So, based on the Carnegie Corporation’s concern about Political Polarization in the U.S., which is the new focus of significant research*, we asked Bard what the causes of …
Harvard Medical School Loss of Epigenetic Information Can Drive Aging, Restoration Can Reverse It A 13-year international study in mice demonstrates that loss of epigenetic information, which influences how DNA is organized and regulated, can drive aging independently of changes to the genetic code itself. …
The blood-dining insect’s neural circuitry for sniffing out its chosen prey is far more complicated and sophisticated than previously thought. Leslie B. Vosshall* More than a decade ago, Leslie Vosshall, then a relatively new Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, decided to switch from studying innocuous …
What is the key to the success of the UK insurtech sector—and where does the sector go from here? Edward Allanson, Andrea Comina, Pietro Richelli, and Leda Zaharueva London has been the global epicenter of innovation in the insurance industry since the 1600s, when Lloyd’s of London was established. Today, the United Kingdom is positioned as a …
Juan Villoro “None of our sufferings has been in vain,” says Carlos Pellicer to Frida Kahlo in a poem. The lessons of pain define human life. The topic gained prominence with the news that Geoffrey Hinton resigned from further development of artificial intelligence, to which …
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life. What is the essence of being alive? This is the question that geneticist and cell biologist Paul Nurse dissects in his book What Is Life? At the core of life is the cell …