World news that doesn't fit elsewhere, with an eye on long-term consequences.
In an article for Noema, Nathan Gardels examines the view that human thought and decisions are already shaped within networks of biological and technological relationships. The philosophical question is what human control of artificial intelligence means when everyday life depends so closely on computing infrastructure.
Andrew Callaghan travels to Iran after the Iranian authorities invite Vice, which backed his trip, and finds that his access is tightly controlled by the regime. He documents government interviews, AI propaganda and civilian casualties.
Andrew Callaghan leaves the state-organized tour and heads out onto Tehran's streets, documenting everyday life for Gen Z: cafés and graffiti, but also morality police, economic crisis, censorship and fear.
The World Resources Institute's Coolfood initiative shows that cities, universities and businesses are reducing emissions per dish, but progress is slowing and total emissions are rising.
A viral tool that digitally “whips” Claude to make it work faster revives a question: does mistreating machines harm only the machines, or us as well? The argument that habits of cruelty never stay perfectly contained changes how we design AI systems.
Trapped in nostalgia and short-term thinking, the US is losing ground to China, which is building infrastructure and institutions with a horizon of decades; what is at stake is who will offer the most convincing vision of the future.
The FDA's investigation into the Cyclospora outbreak that caused a record number of cases in the US this year more firmly links the contamination to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms facilities in Mexico. The agency found positive samples in a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch, while the outbreak involved 19,883 confirmed cases and two deaths.
A new study of 1.7 million orders at university cafeterias in Germany shows that labels about climate, health and animal welfare have little impact on food choices. Experts explain that cost, taste, identity and choice architecture play a bigger role.
An organic farming organization in Vermont is funding neighborhood dinners with local food to combat loneliness and build networks of care among people who often do not even know one another.
The Trump administration is announcing stricter standards for companion animals and a reduction in animal testing, but cows, pigs and chickens raised for food remain largely unprotected.
Animal Charity Evaluators distributed $1,132,573 to 21 projects and organisations working to reduce animal suffering, from cage-free and decapod campaigns to investigations and mapping factory farming.
Animetrics, founded by two economists, helps animal protection organisations make evidence-based decisions, with a focus on the Global South and Muslim contexts where halal affects nearly two billion people.
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