The 3 Most Important AI Innovations of 2023
In many ways, 2023 was the year that people began to understand what AI really is—and what it can do. It was the year that chatbots first went truly viral,…
TIME’s Best Photos of 2023
A girl who, unable to get an abortion, becomes a mother before starting 7th grade; a mass of twisted metal and ash, all that remains of a home in the…
The Chilling True Story Behind Season 2 of Peacock’s Dr. Death
In her 2014 NBC News special A Leap of Faith, Meredith Vieira touted the potential of renowned Italian thoracic surgeon Paolo Macchiarini’s work as follows: “Imagine a world where any…
What We Left in the Burning City
Editor’s Note: In an earlier post compiled from emails, Amal Murtaja wrote of her family’s experience in the war that began on Oct. 7, the day Hamas killed 1,200 people…
The One Thing Our Brains Rely on to Generate New Ideas
Humanity’s evolutionary superpower is our behavioral flexibility. As we go through life, we learn how to navigate the world, building a store of knowledge, habits, and policies that have served…