Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani12 May 2026
On May 3, an unusual procession moved through Washington DC. Several hundred people walked beneath the monuments of the American capital carrying portraits of Red Army soldiers.
History of MITby Adam Zewe | MIT News12 May 2026
Despite regional variability in climate, electricity sources, congestion, and the wide variation in individual driving patterns, electric vehicles generate less greenhouse gas emissions and do not...
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News7 May 2026
When we hear about automation and artificial intelligence replacing jobs, it may seem like a tsunami of technology is going to wipe out workers broadly, in the name of greater efficiency.
Coda Storyby Teona Tsintsadze6 May 2026
Wealth is health, Insider betting & Trump will see himself in court Inequality is bad for you, and new figures in the UK show that the number of years when people can live healthy lives have fallen...
Asterisk Magazineby Dan Bouk6 May 2026
I met Norm two decades ago. I recall him clothed in slacks and a button-down — I think it was the sort of shirt that featured a breast pocket expressly for carrying mechanical pencils.
History of MITby Peter Dizikes | MIT News5 May 2026
In 1960, engineers at India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an “Automatic Calculator,” the country’s first working computer.
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani1 May 2026
A coup is underway in Mali, though it has not brought down the governing junta just yet. The country’s military leader, General Assimi Goïta has, after days in hiding, appeared in public to claim...
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough29 Apr 2026
Why Trump-backer Justin Sun is suing the Trumps’ firm Donald Trump and the crypto world have done well out of each other.
Asterisk Magazineby Dan Schwarz29 Apr 2026
We all know they’re casinos. It’s time to look at the data behind the froth. In 2007, Nobel laureates Kenneth Arrow, Daniel Kahneman, and other notable scholars published a statement arguing that...
Coda Storyby Isobel Cockerell28 Apr 2026
It starts with a simple search term in the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library. “Blue eyes.” Hundreds of results.
History of MITby Anne Trafton | MIT News28 Apr 2026
Patterns of molecular activity in the blood may hold clues not only to how fit someone is, but also to the biological processes that support physical performance.
History of MITby Adam Zewe | MIT News27 Apr 2026
Due to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, it is estimated that data centers will consume up to 12 percent of total U.S.
Coda Storyby Masho Lomashvili24 Apr 2026
My name is Darina,” says an elfin teen, ponytail pulled through the back of her cap, and “next year I’ll be earning 150,000 rubles (nearly $2,000) a month.” Darina works at what she calls “the...
Palladium Magazineby Ben Landau-Taylor22 Apr 2026
For as long as any of us have been alive, we have seen an ever-changing series of popular predictions for how industrial technology is about to destroy civilization.
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough22 Apr 2026
Why Europe must disable Russia’s crypto ecosystem Someone recently asked me what mark out of 10 I’d give for the efforts of governments to tackle financial crime.
Asterisk Magazineby Ajeya Cotra; Timothy B Lee22 Apr 2026
How long until AI systems can sustain their own existence — such that, if every human died, they could keep growing their own population? METR’s Ajeya Cotra and Understanding AI’s Timothy B.
Asterisk Magazineby Jon Peterson22 Apr 2026
Historian Jon Peterson traces the route from Prussian military headquarters to Gary Gygax’s basement.
The Markupby Colin Lecher21 Apr 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
Coda Storyby Nic Dawes20 Apr 2026
In 2016, when Peter Thiel killed Gawker, he insisted that he wasn’t attacking journalism writ large.
The Markupby Lynn La17 Apr 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
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