Agree with this: As I wrote in The Washington Post recently, the most profound chapter in human history is the industrial revolution happening in LEO, just 250 miles above our heads. We are at…

The vaccines did not live up to their sales pitch claims The CDC, in a real-world study, found the omicron Covid boosters are less than 50% effective against mild illness…

Bingo You might think robots and other forms of workplace automation gain traction due to intrinsic advances in technology — that innovations naturally find their way into the economy. But…

This is spot on: According to the latest UN reports, two-thirds of the global population live in countries with below-replacement fertility rates, while average lifespans continue to grow. This means…

Automation is here and growing rapidly: Research company Brandessence predicts that the market for autonomous farm equipment will reach $155 billion by 2027, two and a half times its value…

So of course, the climate activists proposed we largely ban air travel. Because. Today, in fact, fashion accounts for up to 10% of global carbon dioxide output—more than international flights…

Back in 2018-2019, the media was flooded with stories about alleged dangerous drone flights and sightings; I suspect these stories were planted by PR agencies on behalf of drone delivery…

We already compost all food waste from prep and any unusable leftovers (not much of that): By composting leftovers, a process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, people can…

From the demographics, the U.S. fertility rate has been below replacement level for most of the years since 1972. We made up for that through immigration. Now we see news…

Instead, MacAskill is the thinker perhaps most associated with the moral philosophy known as “effective altruism,” which was profoundly influential on Bankman-Fried, Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and others in their intimate…