This week’s Backchannel features quick takes on the news. Maryland Democrats to compete for every legislative seat in ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers still have a major problem at wide receiver, even after trading for Michael Pittman Jr.

In a major constitutional decision which will have wide ramifications for India’s labour prospects, a 9-judge bench will ...

Regulators are moving toward policies targeting ultra-processed foods, but a fundamental issue remains unresolved: what ...

Those that solve artificially simplified problems where quantum advantage is meaningless. Those that provide no genuine quantum advantage when all costs are properly accounted for. This critique is ...

If they can betray their partner, what does it say about how they’ll treat you?

U.S. businesses spent $722 billion on R&D in 2023, a 4.4% increase from the prior year. Globally, corporate R&D expenditure reached almost $1.3 trillion in 2024 — a historic high. These are staggering ...

How do you make the right choice when all the options are bad? There’s a tool for navigating humanitarian dilemmas.

The latest science shows you might not have to choose.

Transgender people fear losing the right to self-identify, face new medical and bureaucratic hurdles, and risk having their ...

In this episode, the panel discusses the escalating war between the United States, Israel and Iran following a series of joint strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and ...

As critics accuse PM Modi of surrendering national sovereignty and India’s moral compass over Iran crisis, declassified ...