Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...

Social Media Addiction: Facebook Whistleblower Says Big Tech Has Known & Ignored Problem for Years

We continue our conversation with attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett and victim advocates Lori Schott and Lennon Torres about their fight to hold tech giants accountable for the damaging and even deadly ...
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Politics Is Everywhere, So Why Do People Feel So Powerless?

Halfway through his acclaimed novel Perfection, Vincenzo Latronico inserts a particularly revealing episode. It is 2015 and ...

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...
Opinion

Larry Wilson: Dear Algorithm, We know you know what’s best

Dear Algo! That’s it. Parents, kids, just give in. Talk to the algorithm. She knows what’s best. Larry Wilson is on the Southern California News Group editorial board. [email protected].

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...
Opinion

Take It From a Doctor: It’s OK if Your Medical Advice Comes From A.I.

Dr. Rodman is the director of A.I. programs for the Carl J. Shapiro Center for Education and Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. As a practicing physician, I know that my ...
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Planet Money

February 21, 2026 • The Supreme Court struck down a bunch of President Trump’s tariffs yesterday. The Trump administration originally used an emergency economic powers law to justify the tariffs. And ...