TikTok: Weapon of Destruction or Distraction
It’s time to consider that at its heart TikTok is a cultural tool of war attempting to lower the collective IQ of a new generation of American youth.
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Banking on the Seaweed Rush
Seaweed farmers promise to feed us, combat climate change, support coastal communities, provide wildlife habitat, and more. Can seaweed do it all?
Menopause: It’s so Hot Right Now
Menopause is a $600 billion market opportunity that remains largely untapped.
The Art of the AI Prompt
Mastering the new art and science of Generative AI is all about the power of a good prompt, breaking down the big vision of what you’d like to see and encapsulating it into as few...
New DNA Sequencing Technology Could Fuel Precision Medicine
One major obstacle to precision medicine for all? The cost of sequencing each person’s genome. New sequencing startups could change that.
Collective Neurosis in the Age of AI
It’s been a helluva month as Google and Microsoft unleash AI-powered search to a wary public.
The Connection Between Global Health & Global Warming
Dr. Larry Brilliant discusses his time in an ashram, eradicating small pox, and how humans are the most invasive species on the planet.
Can We Love a Trillion Robots?
There will be far more smart software than we can quite literally imagine. Are we ready for “the Sorceror’s AI”?
U.S. Can Shift to EV’s Without Widespread, Destructive Mining, Report Finds
"The question is not whether we decarbonize the transportation sector, but how we decarbonize it.”