Baby Boomers Should Stand Up for New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan
By canceling congestion pricing for drivers in New York City, the governor of New York State will hurt many retirees, who need the mass transport investments the move promised
Kyoto Tells Us How Humanity Can Come Together on Climate Change
A play celebrates the agreement that opened nations worldwide to accepting the science of climate change
The Supreme Court’s Contempt for History Promises a Worse Racial Future for U.S.
The high court treating the children of a highly educated slice of the U.S. as equivalent to people who descended from the history of enslavement and Jim Crow is a dishonest ruse
Biden Is Out—And the Discussion of Aging in Politics Is In
The current presidential race has ensured that age will be a key and likely fraught consideration in future elections. Can science help determine how old is too old for a candidate before politics does?
AI's Bullshitting Obscures Who's to Blame for Its Mistakes
It’s important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information
A New, Deadly Era of Space Junk Is Dawning, and No One Is Ready
A Saskatchewan farmer’s near miss with potentially lethal debris falling from orbit highlights the skyrocketing risks and murky politics of space junk
The Supreme Court Threw Us—And the Chevron Deference—Overboard with Its Fish Ruling
A case about Atlantic herring has resulted in SCOTUS ending a 40-year policy to defer to expert agencies when considering regulations. The effects will likely be felt far beyond fishing
We’re Not Asking the Right Question to Solve the Overdose Crisis
Drug policy continues to fixate on symptoms rather than the actual disease
We Cannot Cede Control of Weapons to Artificial Intelligence
I watched United Nations delegates debate AI-based weapons that can fire without human initiation. Humans cannot be taken out of that decision-making
Marijuana’s New Legal Status Must Spark More Research
While most Americans enjoy access to marijuana, barriers to research and knowledge expansion persist—with dangerous consequences. Unlimited research access is needed
The Supreme Court’s Idaho Decision Lets Me Keep Saving Lives
In its decision in Idaho v. U.S., the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the ability of emergency medicine providers like me to use abortion to stabilize or save a life
Satellite Mega Constellations Could Jeopardize Ozone-Hole Recovery
Pollution from skyrocketing numbers of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could threaten our planet’s protective ozone layer