Computing
It’s Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media
Social media companies need to give their data to independent researchers to better understand how to keep users safe
Opinion
Psychology
Facial Expressions Do Not Reveal Emotions
The emotion AI industry, courts and child educators are unknowingly relying on a misunderstanding of Darwin’s ideas
History
Will War Ever End?
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, rather than prepare for future wars, we should talk about ending war once and for all
Engineering
These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives
The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology
History
Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands
Efforts to change problematic names, whether on federal, state or local lands, are steps toward justice and reconciliation
Ecology
Cities Build Better Biologists
Urban environments naturally train critical thinkers and observational experts who are the future of ecology
Psychology
A New Dimension to a Meaningful Life
Studies suggest that appreciating beauty in the everyday may be just as powerful as a sense of overarching purpose
Animals
Social Animals Seek Power in Surprisingly Complex Ways
It’s not just physical combat—animals have a host of strategies for building clout
Epidemiology
New Cases of Childhood Diabetes Rose during the Pandemic
It isn’t clear why, but researchers are investigating a possible COVID link
Space Exploration
Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from beyond the Solar System
A high-speed fireball that struck Earth in 2014 looked to be interstellar in origin, but verifying this extraordinary claim required extraordinary cooperation from secretive defense programs...
