Judge John Hodgman on Tipping When You Split the Bill
Is it rude to ask what your dinner companion is leaving?
NYC Banned Sleeping at Homeless Drop-in Centers. But One Is Resisting
The number of runaway and homeless young people using drop-in programs has surged. Now, the city says they must stay awake, even overnight.
How the Fed Opened Pandora’s Box
Jerome H. Powell’s no-holds-barred response to the pandemic was made possible by history. It raises questions about the future.
Among the Ruins of a Hurricane, Love Thrives
When they fell in love on a Florida island, Beth Sharer and Jay Goad couldn’t imagine that months later it would be devastated by Hurricane Ian, throwing their wedding plans…
Who’s Spending $1 Million to Attack This Struggling Brooklyn Hospital?
A group called Save Maimonides has financed a relentless, monthslong campaign to disparage a struggling Brooklyn medical center. Is the best way to fix the hospital?
What Is REM Sleep and Why Is It Important?
Dreaming, memory-making, problem-solving: A lot happens during the most active sleep phase
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.
Think of Everything You Hate About the Internet. Now Add A.I.
Somehow, society is going to have to figure out what it’s comfortable having A.I. doing, and what A.I. should not be permitted to try.