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The US is squandering the one resource it needs to win the AI race with China — human intelligence
Opinion The release of DeepSeek was a reminder that the U.S. is not the assured frontrunner of AI development. As the race between China and the U.S. intensifies, is America inadvertently giving it's biggest rival a huge leg up?
Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in Europe
A stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia
Evidence refuting free will is being misinterpreted, scientists argue
Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted.
'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
Opinion The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.
'One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain': What happens when autoimmune disorders are misdiagnosed a 'psychosomatic'
Researchers discuss the lasting impact that being disbelieved by doctors can have on patients.
Trump executive order calls mental health prescriptions a 'threat' — why?
A federal commission to examine U.S. chronic disease could undercut real treatment for kids with depression, ADHD and other mental health challenges
'Neuroergonomics' aims to monitor workers' brains to boost productivity. Is that... okay?
Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
Michael Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here's why.
Opinion Opinion: State-of-the-art climate models show warming stops once we stop emitting carbon. That means there's still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change.
