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Can you trust your brain?
2+ hour, 27+ min ago Your brain interprets reality for you. But how good of an interpreter is it? Our brains have a way of playing tricks on us " like that ringing in our ears known as tinnitus. It's a sound in your head, created…...
2025 felt like a disaster — but the numbers tell a very different story
3+ hour, 12+ min ago From a CRISPR baby to a closing ozone hole, 5 actually good things from 2025. 2025 is just about in the books, and the reviews are in: It sucked. A weekly dose of stories chronicling progress around the world. But here at Good…...
What does Trump’s AI czar want?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago David Sacks, Trump's go-to adviser on all things tech, may help decide who wins the AI race between the US and China. This summer, as President Donald Trump signed a new industry-friendly "Genius Act" for cryptocurrency, he deferred to White…...
The Epstein files release did nothing to clear up the scandal’s biggest question
2+ day, 1+ hour ago Some questions will never be answered. But there's one that DOJ officials really can clear up " if they want to. The Trump Administration was legally required to release all documents related to federal investigations of Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, with…...
Yes, your anger and forgiveness can coexist
2+ day, 3+ hour ago Too often, we place forgiveness and anger on opposite sides, as if they're in competition. The truth is more complex. Open almost any conversation about wrongdoing in America, and the idea of forgiveness will not be far behind. It's one…...
How to consume the Epstein files responsibly
2+ day, 19+ hour ago Focus on the big picture questions " not dubious tidbits that go viral. Hundreds of thousands of pages of the Justice Department's files related to investigations of Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released Friday, and though all the files won't…...
9 actually good things that happened to animals this year
3+ day, 1+ hour ago It wasn't all bad in 2025. The world we've built is an unrelentingly cruel one for animals. By 2025's end, millions of animals will have been locked in tiny cages and violently killed for their fur. Hundreds of millions will have…...
We need to grow the economy. We need to stop torching the planet. Here’s how we do both.
3+ day, 3+ hour ago Let's fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life. The first thing that struck me about this year's most talked-about policy book, Abundance (perhaps you've heard of it?), is a detail almost no one talks about. The book's cover…...
What if child care could make you rich?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago When state funds are invested, the economics of operating a child care center change. So can the players. Despite working in child care for 25 years, Crystal Romero has never seen a shift like the one taking place in New Mexico....
Trump’s attack on trans health care, briefly explained
3+ day, 15+ hour ago New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on transgender Americans and gender-affirming health care. What happened? Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that the federal…...