Truth Decay

December 18, 2023 By Jyoti Madhusoodanan In a now-classic series of experiments, researchers teased out the deep-rooted nature of human bias simply by distributing red […]

April 16, 2024 By Sherry Baker By 1992, burgeoning population, choking traffic, and explosive industrial growth in Mexico City had caused the United Nations to […]

April 26, 2024 By Amos Zeeberg After decades of searching, many scientists believe they have finally pinned down the main problem with our modern diets—the […]

When Your Psychologist is an AI Amid a shortage of mental health providers, people are turning to chatbots for support. But is their advice trustworthy […]

November 15, 2023 By D. Watkins Survival supersedes morality, at least where I grew up. Phrases like “fight or flight” become privileged because, well, where […]

How a political movement manufactured scientific misinformation and legitimized hate. November 6, 2023 By Simón(e) D. Sun and Florence Ashley We’ve watched with horror, but […]