Ezra Klein Jan. 8, 2023 “Metro Center,” 2018. “Where’s my flying Car?” is a legitimate question.Credit...Photo Illustration by Matthew Porter By Opinion Columnist In December, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced that they had achieved on Earth what is commonplace…

This topic has fascinated me for many years. I've spent countless hours researching HRV, and trying to distill it down into terms people can easily understand without dumbing it down. I hope I've been able to do so. @altini_marco was very helpful in this https://t.co/NQBA7AFktJ

Only now reading ⁦⁦@jdickerson⁩’s beautiful essay about his late, great George. Sharing with a grateful heart. “All dogs go to heaven, I was told in the days after George’s death. It seems more like they are emissaries from there.” https://t.co/VNpbHlsejW

Thoughtful, thought-provoking story from @kashhill on what to do with the masses of photos and other data we accumulate in the cloud. https://t.co/IKAUWkb4vZ

People who study infectious diseases and who work in public health have long known a bad pandemic would one day come. They knew such an event would overwhelm hospitals, strain supply chains, and place stresses on society that we would be ill-equipped to meet. Countries like the United States have…

The nine members of the Jan. 6 committee before its final public meeting on Dec. 19. Clockwise from top left: Representatives Pete Aguilar, Stephanie Murphy, Bennie Thompson, Elaine Luria, Zoe Lofgren, Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Jamie Raskin. Power struggles, resignations and…

My running partner crossing Deception Pass during Ragnar Northwest Passage 2022 at 4:55 am In elementary school, I was that kid who figured out how to hide behind some random outdoor building to skip doing laps 2 and 3 of the mile. During my short and undistinguished soccer career, I once locked…

Credit...Illustration by Somnath Bhatt There are an estimated 100 billion galaxies in the universe, home to an unimaginable abundance of planets. And now there are new ways to spot signs of life on them. Credit...Illustration by Somnath Bhatt By Published Sept. 15, 2022Updated June 15, 2023 Listen…

For my entire life, I was allergic to sports and exercise. Then I fell in love with long-distance cycling Clive Thompson 11 min read· Nov 29, 2022 -- Press enter or click to view image in full size Arriving in Montreal That picture above? It’s a snapshot of my 16 year old son arriving in Montreal by…

Annals of a Warming Planet The scientists who study solar geoengineering don’t want anyone to try it. But climate inaction is making it more likely. November 22, 2022 Illustration by Lina Müller If we decide to “solar geoengineer” the Earth—to spray highly reflective particles of a material, such as…

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Updated 12:45 p.m. ET on February 6, 2023 This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. The Scourge of All Humankind If you were, for whatever macabre reason, seeking…

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every week. Updated at 1:40 p.m. ET on December 8, 2022 Today, The Atlantic reveals its inaugural 10 Breakthroughs of the Year. The…

Access through your institution Scientists at the world’s largest nuclear-fusion facility have for the first time achieved the phenomenon known as ignition — creating a nuclear reaction that generates more energy than it consumes. News of the breakthrough at the US National Ignition Facility (NIF),…

Converging forces make the clean energy transition seem inevitable, but will local hurdles to siting wind and solar projects be the unexpected headwind blocking billions in new investment? Data shows the public, including communities hosting wind and solar projects, approve of renewables and want…

The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels. Jason Isaac, director of the Life:Powered initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Today, I’m thankful to live a high-carbon lifestyle and wish the rest…

Elk Mountain in Wyoming is at the center of a legal dispute over access to public land that’s surrounded by a private ranch.Credit...James Stukenberg for The New York Times A navigation app that illuminates public land within privately held property has supercharged the question of who gets to go…

Funding for scientific research has become risk-averse, favoring established researchers pursuing incremental discoveries, critics say By Greg Ip In August President Biden signed into law a massive boost to scientific research: roughly $200 billion, when fully funded, over the next several years.…

Share by: Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On October 22, 2022, Paige Onweller won the 104.2-mile Big Sugar Gravel Pro Women's title, the final race in the LifeTime Grand Prix six-race series. The rising…

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Opinion Yes,Greenland’s Ice Is Melting But... A trip there changed mymind about climate change while reinforcing my belief that markets, not government, provide the cure. A trip there changed mymind about climate change while reinforcing my belief that markets, not government, provide the cure. Yes,…

Construction of the California high-speed rail system is costing about $1.8 million a day, according to projections widely used by engineers and project managers.Credit...Ryan Young for The New York Times America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare.…

My first piece for @TheAtlantic: Environmental activists say that climate change is an emergency. Then why aren’t they treating it like one? https://t.co/ZZFYaN4A0p

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss GQ story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Press play to listen to this story: John Lovedale is feeling pretty good, despite the fact that he should not be walking right now. It’s…

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The Central Park Raccoons, a loose group of cyclists, gather after dark for impromptu races. Anything on two wheels (except electric bikes) can compete. The finish line at a recent late-night race in the bike lanes of Central Park.Credit...Emma Howells for The New York Times By Sept. 7, 2022 The sun…

My 1999 Toyota Tacoma was stolen, crashed, and stripped for parts. Greg Rosalsky/NPR A couple weeks ago, my truck was stolen. This wasn't just any truck. It was a 1999 Toyota Tacoma that I owned for 20 years. I bought it used back when I was a teenager, and it was my primary mode of transportation…

Why Coffee Shops Spark Creativity No, it’s not the caffeine Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Sean Benesh, Unsplash. I love coffee, but I love coffee shops even more. I cherish that sublime feeling of firing up my laptop at my favorite haunt, sipping dark roast, surrounded by…

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Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning Converts With challenges in meeting clean energy goals and new electricity demands, politicians in both parties seek to prolong and even expand reactor use

In late March, Claire Woodall-Vogg, the executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, was in her office in city hall, preparing for Milwaukee’s mayoral election, when an F.B.I. agent called

See more from our live coverage: Democracy Challenged: A Look at the Historic Test on Democratic Norms The protest outside the Pennsylvania Capitol on Nov. 7, 2020, the day news organizations began ca

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By Yascha Mounk April 15, 2022 10:52 am ET In the most despairing months of World War II, when the planes of the Wehrmacht were raining bombs upon London, and the Nazis seemed destined to rule vast sw

Nuclear power currently makes up slightly less than 20% of the total electricity produced in the US, largely from plants built in the 70s and 80s. People are often enthusiastic about greater use of nu

Lately, I can’t stop running the numbers on my life.