Otto Barten is director of the Existential Risk Observatory, a nonprofit aiming to reduce existential risk by informing the public debate. Technological progress can excite us, politics can infuriate ...
With a $28 trillion shortfall, Social Security's trust fund is set to deplete by 2032. Understand the fiscal crisis and what ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Sep 05, 2024, 09:30am EDT When households are struggling to pay for ...
The redistricting war going on across the country began with the president asking — or, as some see it, directing — Texas to redraw its congressional map to give the GOP as many as five additional ...
Why “stable” in “stablecoins” rarely means what it claims - and what the next generation of digital money must solve. The stablecoin industry is booming. With over $300 billion in circulation, ...
On Tuesday, November 4, Zohran Mamdani clinched the election for mayor of New York City, capturing just over 50 percent of the vote in a four-way race. Mamdani, a member of the New York State Assembly ...
A knee-high pipe sticking out of the ground not far from a school. A gurgle in a pond on rolling farmland. A patch of forest undergrowth hiding a long-forgotten, leaking oil well. Relics like these ...
When I was reporting my ed tech series, I stumbled on one of the most disturbing things I’ve read in years about how technology might interfere with human connection: an article on the website of the ...
Which A.I. system writes the best computer code or generates the most realistic image? Right now, there’s no easy way to answer those questions. Credit...Davide Comai Supported by By Kevin Roose ...
This story originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly as part of our public-education feature, “What Our Schools Actually Need.” Humans have been learning math for thousands of ...
In coaching others, I often discuss problem-solving strategies to help individuals think creatively and consider many options when they are faced with challenging situations. Problem solving 1-2 ...
I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight’s gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm at the ...