When you’re a leading scientist who thinks Big Tech is chasing the wrong AI breakthrough, you probably won’t last long at a company desperate to catch up with the herd. Yann LeCun, a French-U.S.

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty. Yet, ironically, MAHA’s core concern—that the nation’s most seasoned public-health experts have been rendered senseless over many years by ...

New York has no shortage of art museums. But if you’re drawn to the lives behind the work, the NYC metro area offers something rarer: the artists’ homes, which reveal the domestic corners where ...

When it comes to model names, each manufacturer usually spends a lot of time and effort creating a unique and catchy name. However, in rare cases, different brands come up with the same name for very ...

The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of ...

Siobhan Keenan received funding from the Society for Theatre Research. How did Shakespeare become the world’s greatest playwright? It’s a question that has long fascinated scholars and fans alike. My ...

Darth Vader never said, “Luke I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive. Cape Town street art ...

Sports arenas/stadiums and concert venues often give off the same kinds of energetic vibes. It’s understandable then that some popular songs have earned a second life from their incorporation into the ...

American college campuses have become increasingly known as ideological war zones where civil debates get shouted down and partisan pressure forces students and faculty alike to think twice before ...

The yips are one of the most dreaded mental blocks in baseball, potentially turning the careers of even the best players on their head. Worrisome for the Yankees, Anthony Volpe is showing signs of the ...