What Blade Runner got wrong about AI (so far)
The film gave us rain, ziggurats, and androids; the real machine arrived as a blank place to type.The film is a design masterpiece and ...
The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it
The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In California, it’s also spen...
Scientists discover a brain “brake” that can shut down chronic pain
Deep inside the brain, a small group of nerve cells helps control how strongly pain signals are felt. Under normal conditions, this sys...
On Louisiana’s vanishing coast, a giant natural gas terminal is poised to expand
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist a...
Smart nanoparticles light up brain cancer and destroy what surgery misses
Glioblastoma is considered the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
One reason it is so difficult to treat is that canc...
‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises that outer sp...
AI has a hospitality problem money can’t fix
Technological efficiency meets high-end service: a luxury hotel lobby where AI-driven recommendations are seamlessly integrated into th...
Ongoing thoughts at rest reflect functional brain organization and behaviour
Buckner, R. L., Andrews-Hanna, J. R. & Schacter, D. L. The brain’s default network: anatomy, function, and relevance to ...
Mentalizing and heuristics as distinct cognitive strategies in human teaching
Csibra, G. & Gergely, G. Natural pedagogy. Trends Cogn. Sci. 13, 148–153 (2009).
Childhood trauma may leave a lasting “scar” inside brain cells
Severe stress during childhood can increase a person's vulnerability to anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders when new challeng...