Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Navigating the Pivot From Tech Expert to Organizational Leader
IEEE Spectrumby Prachi Jain·17d ago
The transition from a purely technical expert or individual contributor position to a broader leadership role is one of the most challenging phases in a STEM career.
That Time I Learned an Unforgettable Lesson From a 12-Year-Old Monk
Narrativelyby Rick Weiss·17d ago
We recently held a contest over at our sister site, Narratively Academy, in which we asked you about a time when you learned from someone unexpected.
Where Dance Meets the Spirit World - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby H.M.A. Leow·17d ago
Mounted on handcrafted hobbyhorses, the dancers prance in circles, stamp, gulp down buckets of water, and chomp on fodder. Have they been possessed by horse-like spirits?
From The Trap Of Geopolitics To A Geo-Civilizational Paradigm | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Nathan Gardels·17d ago
Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine. He is also the co-founder of and a senior adviser to the Berggruen Institute.
Cars Communicating Badly Is an Already-Solved Problem
IEEE Spectrumby Francesco Linsalata·17d ago
The history of networking is full of tools that repurposed solutions to very different kinds of problems first.
New autism therapy shows surprising benefits even in adult mice
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily·17d ago
New autism therapy shows surprising benefits even in adult mice A long-lasting treatment restored disrupted brain signaling and eased autism-related behaviors.
Which age group has the most climate-intensive diet?
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce·17d ago
Your age shapes your diet’s impact will be—and while older people drive overall emissions increases at global scales, it’s surprisingly the youth who have a higher individual footprint, a new study...
House Democrats Demand Answers From Trump’s VA on Vets Struggling to Access Mental Healthcare
ProPublicaby Eric Umansky·17d ago
What Happened: More than 60 House Democrats are pressing Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins for answers about how the agency’s mental healthcare has been increasingly strained...
Mountain Lions Are Keeping Deer Off the Road, Study Finds
Yale E360by Ted Williams·17d ago
Mountain lions in Washington state may be cutting down on traffic accidents by scaring deer away from roads, new research finds.
Physicists watch a material’s electrons assemble, and reassemble, into coexisting phases
MIT Newsby Jennifer Chu | MIT News·17d ago
A tall glass of ice water isn’t just a thirst quencher; it’s also an everyday example of coexisting phases. Water’s molecular makeup can exist simultaneously in both a liquid and solid phase.
What Is the Trump Administration Doing With Foreign Aid Money?
ProPublicaby Sharon Lerner·17d ago
Since he returned to office, President Donald Trump’s administration has upended foreign aid. It’s labeled well-established, long-running programs as “not aligned with American interests” and...
Tether: a $200 billion crypto company you can’t look inside
ICIJby Spencer Woodman·18d ago
Tether, which mints the world’s most widely used crypto token, is likely one of the most valuable private companies on earth, with an estimated value of $200 billion, exceeding the total share...
How to Hold What Harrows You
The Marginalianby Maria Popova·18d ago
How to Hold What Harrows You By Maria Popova We are shaped by all we have suffered — by what harrows us — and in turn shape our lives by how we hold our harrowing.
How War Has Redefined Marriage in Gaza - Longreads
Longreadsby Carolyn Wells·18d ago
Next to rubble and pictures of the deceased, people in Gaza are still getting married. Athar Abu Samra reports on why couples are refusing to delay their nuptials.
Grokipedia, Elon Musk’s anti-woke AI Wikipedia, seems to have stopped updating in April
Nieman Labby Laura Hazard Owen·18d ago
Elon Musk launched Grokipedia last October as an anti-woke, AI-powered Wikipedia. It is, Renée DiResta wrote for The Atlantic at the time, part of “an escalating campaign to discredit Wikipedia and...
How should Europe’s militaries respond to space threats
SpaceNewsby SpaceNews Editor·18d ago
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Emma Gatti leads a panel of experts to discuss Europe’s defense posture and the reaction to space threats.
US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud
OCCRP·18d ago
Reported by A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted the founder and sole owner of crypto startup Few and Far, on securities and wire fraud charges over an alleged scheme to divert millions of...
The Oklahoma City Family Playbook
Atlas Obscuraby Holyn Thigpen·18d ago
Oklahoma City knows how to keep families moving. One minute you’re seeing rare pigeons up close and the next, you’re playing pickleball between bites of barbecue, or discovering stories that shaped...
Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Aaron Horwath·18d ago
Aaron Horwath is the director of AI operations at a creative technology company where he is focused on implementing AI in a way that supports both humans and business.
A new book looks at how AI is rewiring the newsroom, for better and worse
Nieman Labby Seth C. Lewis·18d ago
In Journalism in the Age of AI, Rodrigo Zamith, Tomás Dodds, and I make the case that artificial intelligence is reshaping how we create, how we learn, and how we understand the world around us —...
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