
AI Took on the Math Olympiad—But Mathematicians Aren’t Impressed
AI models supposedly did well on International Math Olympiad problems, but how they got their answers reminds us why we still need people doing math
AI Took on the Math Olympiad—But Mathematicians Aren’t Impressed
AI models supposedly did well on International Math Olympiad problems, but how they got their answers reminds us why we still need people doing math
Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis
If the EPA abdicates its responsibility to address climate change, it will harm health and the planet in exchange for pandering to fossil fuel interests
Strong Support for NASA and Project Artemis Will Advance the U.S.
NASA needs clear support from the White House if we want to win the new space race
U.S. Science and Scientific American Have Weathered Attacks Before and Won
Federal officials seized 3,000 copies of Scientific American in 1950 in a “red scare” era of attacks on science. The move backfired and offers lessons for today
U.S. Nuclear Energy Plans Could Proliferate Weapons
The White House has now fully embraced bomb-prone nuclear fuel technology. This should stop before an arms race, atomic terrorism or even nuclear war results
The Myth of the Designer Baby—Why ‘Genetic Optimization’ Is More Hype Than Science
A genomics firm saying they can help parents with “genetic optimization” of their embryos is tone-deaf Silicon Valley marketing trampling over legitimate science. Parents should be wary
We Just Discovered the Sounds of Spacetime. Let’s Keep Listening
Less than a decade since the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime itself—proposed budget cuts threaten to silence this groundbreaking science
Why I’m Suing OpenAI, the Creator of ChatGPT
My lawsuit in Hawaii lays out the safety issues in OpenAI’s products and how they could irreparably harm both Hawaii and the rest of the U.S.
Attacks on Higher Education Are Attacks on All Americans
If Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, innovation that spurs our economy and the ability to freely study science and society
Science Makes the U.S. a Great Nation
History tells us what happens when great nations attack science
A Thought Experiment Reveals the Fingerprints of Climate Change Came Early
Climate change left its signature on the atmosphere early in the industrial revolution, reveals a thought experiment investigation
A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public Opinion
Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public square