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Mark Cuban with circuitry and a digital planet in background

Mark Cuban on AI, Elon Musk, and Big Tech’s influence on society and elections

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

A man walks towards a flooded river, across a mud-strewn road.

The role of the scientist in a post-truth world

By John Morales | Climate Change, Opinion

To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself

By Sara Goudarzi | Columnists

An interview about the 2024 election with Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Obama 2012

By John Mecklin | Special Topics

An illustration of three nuclear missiles exploding from a smartphone screen and labeled as facts, context, and engagement

How nongovernmental entities are tailoring their outreach to address nuclear escalation

By Clara Sherwood, Jamie Withorne | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow

A microscope with cards displaying logos of different social media platforms

How to better study—and then improve—today’s corrupted information environment

By Sean Norton, Jacob N. Shapiro | Disruptive Technologies

China surveillance

The future of technology: Lessons from China—and the US

By Maya Wang, Frederike Kaltheuner, Amanda Klasing | Disruptive Technologies

Peter Hotez at his desk in a white physician coat

Viral spread: Peter Hotez on the increase of anti-science aggression on social media

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

How conspiratorial thinking is undermining democracy, and what we can do about it

By Alan C. Miller | Disruptive Technologies

How climate disinfo “super-spreaders” undermine climate action

By Matthew Taylor | Climate Change

As avian influenza spreads in birds, conspiracy theories about the disease infect the internet

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

lone firefighter standing in front of flames

The role of the scientist in a post-truth world

By John Morales | Climate Change