INSANE: 37 - The Real Truth

Will Bunch: Billionaires like Musk, Bankman-Fried didn't save the world. They wrecked it. Let's take it back

After growing up amid upper-middle-class affluence in Silicon Valley as the children of two Stanford Law School professors, as a super-smart kid who got into MIT to study physics, Sam Bankman-Fried decided in those teen years that he wanted to save the world in the worst way.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 22, 2022

Limitless: Five wild things Chris Hemsworth did in an attempt to live longer — from death doulas to extreme fasting

The Thor actor embarked on a quest for longer life in his new documentary — these are the extreme lengths he went to

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022

Is Earth a self-regulating organism?

Earth can correct its climate over eons, scientists say; sadly, it doesn't work fast enough to stop climate change

Salon · Nov 21, 2022

'Overwatch 2' MIT stat: What is Damage Mitigated and why does it matter?

'Overwatch 2' is beset with problems before it even launches. The latest beta update brings some good news in the form of the MIT, or Damage Mitigated, stat.

Inverse · Nov 3, 2022

Marvel's 'Ironheart' series on Disney Plus — everything we know so far

Marvel's “Ironheart” series for Disney Plus looks to follow a character first introduced in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. Here's what we know.

Tom’s Guide · Nov 3, 2022

Do naked ballots mean trouble for John Fetterman? Here’s what you need to know

PHILADELPHIA — Naked ballots didn’t cost Joe Biden the 2020 election. That doesn’t mean Democrats are in the clear this year.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 1, 2022

China's economy rotting from the head

China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth?

Bangkok Post · Nov 1, 2022

Court Adopts Narrow Approach to Pseudonymity in Title IX Wrongful-Discipline Cases

A federal judge suggested that plaintiffs can sue as John Does only to the extent that identifying them would also identify nonparties who want to remain anonymous (such as the students who accused the plaintiffs of sexual misconduct).

Reason · Oct 31, 2022

Kanye West assails Jews, abortion in new interview with Lex Fridman

In a sprawling new podcast interview with MIT research scientist Lex Fridman, Kanye West made yet another series of incendiary and false statements about the Holocaust, abortion and the Jewish people.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 25, 2022

Cell biologist from Duke named new president of MIT

A cell biologist who has spent the past eight years as provost at Duke University has been named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022