Why Rivian Stock Soared Higher Today
The EV maker’s share price may have been buoyed by a general increase in investor optimism.
Stories That Need to Be Told
Artist Minouk Lim wants to offer a very different perspective on how one might deal with a grim history whose effects continue to be felt in the present.
Required Reading
This week: Should Washington have a national memorial for gun violence? Have cats used us to take over the world? What is Cluttercore? And more.
Kojo Marfo’s Portraits Depict the Cracks in Polite Society
The artist’s style blends aesthetic and cultural elements from Ghana, London, and New York’s graffiti scenes.
Why Airline Stocks Are Soaring Today
Mid-quarter updates show that airlines are keeping a steady hand through this latest stretch of turbulence.
Why Boeing Stock Rocketed 5% Today
Starliner is back on Earth, safe and sound.
The Future of Robotics as a Service with Saman Farid of Formic
On today’s episode, you’ll hear about the barriers to robot adoption in manufacturing, the development of technologies that make it possible to use industrial robots in a collaborative way, the challenges of implementation in this field, and how the de…
A synthetic antibiotic may help turn the tide against drug-resistant pathogens
A synthesized antibiotic derived from computer models of bacterial gene products appears to neutralize even drug-resistant bacteria. The compound, named cilagicin, works well in mice and employs a novel mechanism to attack MRSA, C. diff, and several ot…
Scientists shine new light on role of Earth’s orbit in the fate of ancient ice sheets
Scientists have finally put to bed a long-standing question over the role of Earth’s orbit in driving global ice age cycles.