Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children. We can stop it.
Remember the Flint, Michigan, water crisis? The public health disaster that, at its peak, poisoned nearly 5 percent…
Social Security retirement age: How to raise it without hurting poor people
The other day, economist Tyler Cowen made an offhand observation that took me aback a bit: that the…
Designer babies: Should you try embryo selection via polygenic testing?
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral…
Zuckerberg’s boring, bleak AI bet
Of all the many famous Steve Jobs stories that tech industry folks like to share, perhaps the single…
Why are countries like Spain and South Korea increasing their foreign aid budgets?
If the world has had enough of helping others, then somebody forgot to tell Spain. Yes, Spain. The…
Extreme weather deaths hit record lows despite climate change
From the wildfires that torched Los Angeles in January to the record-setting heat waves that cooked much of…
Is ChatGPT making OCD worse?
Millions of people use ChatGPT for help with daily tasks, but for a subset of users, a chatbot…
3 ways artificial intelligence is already making the world better
Here’s a selection of recent headlines about artificial intelligence, picked more or less at random: For some recent…
Solar power, big batteries, and carbon removal — good news on climate
A version of this story originally appeared in the Good News newsletter. Sign up here! Any time I…