The long shadow of early sugar consumption. Plus a reality check on FDA approval
The FDA is approving more drugs based on one study, how the sugar you ate as a baby shapes long-term health, and changes to required vaccines.Continue Reading
Want to build a bot farm? Amazon can help; And ChatGPT can now read your iMessages. Let’s go Off Script
Plus, presidents have changed the White House for generations. But does The Traitor need Congress to build his massive new ballroom? We answer your question.Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: Escudero didn’t say prosecution ‘fabricated’ allegations vs VP Sara
Claim: Impeachment trial presiding officer Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero ruled that the prosecution invented the allegations of unexplained wealth against Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on August 31 by the Facebook page Makata Ng Bayan, which currently has over one millionContinue Reading
Heather Cox Richardson Shares an Important History Lesson
The word “socialism” is constantly thrown out at any attempt at social progress that challenges the rich and powerful. We hear it used today — but this fear-mongering tactic goes back much further than most of us realize. Heather Cox Richardson shares an interesting history lesson.Continue Reading
Legal expert says one more jury impasse could mean mistrial in Clancy case
The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations, after the jury’s foreperson sent the judge a note saying a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt.Continue Reading
Lebanese students still displaced by war as school year nears
Thousands of children remain displaced from their hometowns in Lebanon’s south six months after a new war erupted between Israel’s military and the armed group Hezbollah. Many now live in what used to be schools as a new academic year approaches. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #Tyre #RimaKarami #DisplacedFamiliesContinue Reading
Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?
Analysts say although Polanski has gained popularity, toppling Labour in its traditional stronghold may be difficult., When Britain’s former Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood down as the member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras this week, he ended more than a decade representing a seat that has never electedContinue Reading
Two Muslim women journalists allege police assault in India
Two Muslim female journalists allege they were detained and brutally assaulted by police in India’s capital, Delhi., NewsFeed Two Muslim female journalists allege they were detained and brutally assaulted by police in India’s capital, Delhi. Police have denied the allegations, claiming the journalists were brought to the station over anContinue Reading
The Global Story
Episode details World Service , 04 Sep 2026 , 26 mins Available for over a year Lindsay Clancy faces first-degree murder charges over the deaths of her three young children. But if her case had happened elsewhere, the charges might have looked very different. Clancy’s trial in Massachusetts has capturedContinue Reading
These Robots Can Sprint. But Can They Think? | BBC News
AI Decoded breaks down the extraordinary scenes from the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, where robotic athletes broke world records, boxed, danced and sometimes spectacularly failed in front of a global audience. China now produces around 90% of the world’s humanoid robots and is investing heavily in what itContinue Reading
Malaysia declares air quality emergency as haze linked to Indonesia fires reaches critical level
Haze is a recurring seasonal problem in Southeast Asia, where smoke from forest and peat fires in Indonesia can travel across national borders and affect neighbouring Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.Continue Reading
Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul, prosecutors say
Search and resuce operations are ongoing with teams yet to reach the wreckage of the Tuğberk İmamoğlu or locate its voyage data recorder (VDR) or “black box.”Continue Reading
Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast
SGU Episode #1034: Interview with Melanie Trecek-KingNews Items: Internet Fakes and Violence, Lab Grown Teeth, RFK On Autism, AI Designed InstrumentsWho’s That NoisyYour Questions and E-mails: Big Bang MiracleScience or Fiction Listen Here The post Thinking Is Power on the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Podcast appeared first on ThinkingContinue Reading