When populations fall, fledglings can struggle to learn the right notes to attract mates. But research on how birds communicate offers hope for species’ survival

Nobel expectations

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026 was awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford and “for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.”

A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.

A $1 million prize awaits anyone who can show where the math of fluid flow breaks down. With specially trained AI systems, researchers have found a slew of new candidates in simpler versions of the pr...

Drawing inspiration from scientific structural realists, I introduce structural normativism to the legal domain. This novel approach advocates for understanding laws, principles, and precedents primar...

Kissing can be observed across the animal kingdom. This presents an evolutionary puzzle, since the fitness benefits of kissing are unclear. We use a n…

Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

Another Trump enabler pays the price

The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.

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The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 12 – 0 vote: The Committee decided to raise the target range for the

Summary. I. Comments on the four discussions in the previous issue of points in the General Theory, 209. — II. Certain definite points on which the writer

Susan Stebbing (1885-1943) was a prominent analytic philosopher in the generation after Russell and Moore. Stebbing was highly influential on the post-war gene…

There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

Millions of physical books are being scanned to train AI models. They’re then dumped in the trash.

Guest essay by Stefan Eich

An essay by Adam Tooze and Stefan Eich

Climate change will be a serious headwind to GDP. But the strength of that headwind will depend on where you are, what you do (and what you'll do about it).