The Atlantic

Whatever This Is, It Is Not Strategy

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. “At least,” a friend sighed, “they didn’t call it the 2026 National War Strategy.” True enough ...
The Conversation

There is no loneliness epidemic – so why do we keep talking as if there is?

Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives. But these are different things, and the proportion of people feeling lonely is stable over time. So why do we keep ...
The New York Times

Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...
The Conversation

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific ...

Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s trust in science, old arguments are resurfacing that can sow confusion. As a statistician involved in ...