Post
Many of the Caribbean’s most important reefs are going unprotected
Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
OSI archive
MIL-OSI
Post
On the Internet, a “permanent trial” of body size despite rhetoric about self-acceptance
The Conversation – By Yann Bruna, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Paris Nanterre While many voices today rise against judgments on appearance and dominant body norms, fatphobia persists, deepening vulnerabilities...
Post
Should we really fear Mythos, the AI capable of detecting and exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities?
The company Anthropic, known particularly for its language model Claude, has developed Mythos, a model capable of detecting and exploiting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Many are alarmed by this, but it is...
Post
Why Kevin Warsh might still prove to be an independent Federal Reserve chair
Kevin Warsh has come under scrutiny for his ties to finance, but that background may also bolster more independence once he’s confirmed as Federal Reserve chairman.
Post
How America’s independence from England revolutionized US philanthropy
US charitable institutions rapidly changed in the 1780s as Americans established groups to support people in need and to reform society.
Post
You can change your emotions – but it’s a 2-step process that takes some effort
When you’re upset, finding a new way to think about a negative situation can help you feel better. But researchers find the process takes some effort to really work.
Post
Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing
Today’s AI systems are powerful, and it’s natural to see them as having humanlike intelligence. Shaking that illusion is important – and difficult to do.
Post
Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story
From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, archaeological artifacts and epidemiological studies can uncover its origins.
Post
The Cherokee Bible, one of the language’s first books, is a window between worldviews
Cherokees across the US are working to revitalize their language.
Post
A deep-ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer?
Ocean carbon removal is picking up, just as Microsoft pulls out as a major funder of carbon removal projects.