It's a simple word that has developed a sinister connotation: algorithm. For many of us, algorithms help determine what we watch, read and listen to — in the process, confirming our tastes and biases, ...

This is part of a series of columns about the viability of the American university system. In the previous installment of this series on the future of higher education, I talked with professors about ...

A few weeks ago, where I live in Johannesburg, a man ran a stop sign and crashed into my Subaru. At the scene he was frantic, unable to gather his thoughts. Half an hour later, I received a lengthy, ...

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar – the 51-year-old Tamil cinema superstar known to fans worldwide as Vijay, or simply as “Thalapathy” (Commander) – has delivered the most seismic electoral debut in Tamil ...

In a stunning display of digital dominance, Joseph Vijay has scripted a new chapter in Indian politics. As vote counting unfolded on May 4, 2026, his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) surged as the ...

Early writing is a tale of two scripts. Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform both emerged independently about 5300 years ago. The political powers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The sixth race at Del Mar on a random Saturday last July should not have been memorable in any way. Running for an $81,000 purse, a 4-year-old Thoroughbred named Nanci Griffith won ...

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Credit...Video by Lauren Lancaster For The New ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. My house contains a vaguely defined room—a parlor-like space that was created by a renovation decades ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In October of last year, Chris Quinn, the editor of Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, posted a job listing for an “AI ...