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Perspective

Published
June 11, 2023

How LGBTQ rights fared around the world this year

Countries from the United States to Uganda have passed legislation targeting gay and transgender rights since Pride Month last year.
Published
June 4, 2023

Here’s why this hurricane season could be unusually unpredictable

Seasonal forecasting is always difficult, but it's even harder to predict which of the competing influences will win out in the months ahead.
Published
June 4, 2023

El Niño is coming; Why the world has braced itself

The arrival of El Niño could mean significant impacts worldwide, including a push toward levels of global warming that climate scientists have warned could be devastating.
Published
May 28, 2023

War in Ukraine accelerates global drive toward killer robots

The technology exists to build autonomous weapons. How well they would work and whether they could be adequately controlled are unknown. The Ukraine war has only turned up the pressure.
Published
May 28, 2023

How Russian and Iranian drone strikes further dehumanize warfare

As Russia’s war in Ukraine illustrates, the use of lethal automated weapons, or LAWS, can always be justified. Their ability to desensitize their users from the act of killing, however, shouldn’t be.

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Published
May 21, 2023

An inventor of direct air capture technology shows how it works

Klaus Lackner is finding new ways to cut the technology’s high costs and energy demand, and he’s about to launch the first ‘mechanical tree.’
Published
May 21, 2023

Carbon removal is where green investment should go

Net zero is unreachable without it. And forget about offsets. They're mostly bunk.
Published
May 21, 2023

Elliott Epstein: Expect a bumper crop of McMansions in Auburn’s ag zone

Auburn appears to be heading towards making its AG Zone “agricultural” in name only.
Published
May 14, 2023

Child care is broken. Working from home won’t fix it.

It's tough to get anything done while watching the kids, but shaming caregivers doesn't help, either.
Published
May 14, 2023

‘Mommy brain’ is real, but research shows it might be beneficial

'Mommy brain' usually means forgetfulness and foggy thinking during pregnancy or new parenthood. But more likely, the brain is changing to help us parent.