Americans Have Sense of Dread and Division

Two days after the attempted assassination of former President Trump, The Wall Street Journal ran an article with the following title:

“‘I’m ...

FBI Agent Critiques Justice System

Jana Monroe had a distinguished 22-year career in the FBI, including in the FBI Behavioral Science Unit. She knows in depth the disturbing depths of human ...

Teen Cannabis Use Causes Later Life Problems

Two researchers from New Zealand set out to study “Cannabis Use and Later Life Outcomes.” They published the results of their research in ...

1 in 8 Older Americans Now Use Marijuana

According to a new poll, more Americans over the age of 50 are using cannabis now than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Among a sample of over 2,000 older ...

America's Slow-Motion Suicide

There is a brilliant short interview on Patheos with Os Guinness based on his book, A Free People's Suicide. Guinness argues that America may be on ...

Our Language Is Growing Pessimistic

The Financial Times had a story on a fascinating study showing that our language has been growing more pessimistic. Whereas at the time of the scientific ...

Cannabis Linked to Huge Risk of Heart Attack

Could normalizing marijuana use lead to a heart health crisis? A dire new study has found a significant association between cannabis use and an increased ...

Scientists Created Something Beyond Their Control

News and concerns about Artificial Intelligence systems like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Bing AI Chat are all over the media. These systems are an unprecedented ...

AI’s Hopes and Dreams are Christianity Repackaged

Formerly the Religion Editor for the Atlantic, Sigal Samuel now writes about the future of consciousness, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience, and ...

Your New Car Is Spying on You

Bad news, your car is a spy. If your vehicle was made in the last few years, you’re probably driving around in a data-harvesting machine that may ...