Opinion

Large language models can create muddled, misinformed multiverses

Many parents choose sleep training to get their babies to sleep through the night. But the evidence supporting it is flawed

Gen Z can’t stand inequality. Why so many of its men voted Republican is a lesson in understanding male identity

In difficult times, a forward-looking mindset may be especially helpful

If we lose sight of why empathy matters, both individual dignity and democracy suffer

Odds are that we’re not truly alone in the cosmos. But practically speaking, we might as well be

The more exciting, transformative and revolutionary a science result appears, especially if it comes out of nowhere, the more likely it is to be dead wrong. So approach science headlines with a healthy amount of skepticism and patience

The Klamath River was a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat. The removal of its dam demonstrates how people can halt the decline of, and even restore, wildlife

A renowned psychiatrist and activist compares Trump’s election to other pivotal historical moments in which the ultimate victim was truth itself

We need targeted public health interventions to reduce transmission from asymptomatically infected individuals. Like COVID, silently spreading pathogens can lead to far more infections and fatalities

Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs

Despite investigative genetic genealogy revolutionizing cold case investigations, it has been underused to free the wrongly convicted