Needlessly Strict Federal Rules on Radiation Exposure Are Stalling Nuclear Power Development
Living within a few miles of a nuclear power plant exposes someone to a small fraction of the radiation of an X-ray.
Living within a few miles of a nuclear power plant exposes someone to a small fraction of the radiation of an X-ray.
Larry the cat's co-conspirators pulled a prank that highlighted a serious problem in scientific research.
The Marine Corps is trying to close a no-bid contract with Cellebrite, a company that helps police get into locked phones. The specs weren’t supposed to be public.
Mainstream and conservative news outlets were correct to reject it.
Meta is the third tech company in two weeks to succumb to DOJ pressure to remove apps and groups used to share information on immigration officer sightings.
The PayPal and Palantir co-founder warns about the dangers of government overreach and a one-world state.
Joel Mokyr has long made the case against technophobia, including in the pages of Reason.
Another entry into the "algorithms are magic" school of imposing liability on tech companies.
The Pentagon spends a lot of taxpayer money on propaganda worldwide. Some of it is coordinated with Middle Eastern dictators, The Washington Post revealed.
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After restaurant delivery drivers quit in droves and costs soared, the city is expanding minimum wage rules to grocery couriers.
Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.
That strategy, which rejects the possibility of sincere disagreement, is poisonous to rational debate.
Media consolidations are not drying up the well of discourse; it's overflowing with takes.
Roberson has been saved again from becoming the first person to be executed based on disputed evidence of Abusive Head Trauma, formerly called "shaken baby syndrome."
Weakening or removing Section 230 would not fix the problems of social media, and in fact it could make things worse.
The policy would slow innovation, reduce competitiveness, and leave American workers unprepared for the future.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is moving to ban protests that annoy the public.
The case was filed yesterday by a broad coalition of different groups, including a health care provider, education groups, religious organizations, and labor unions.
“This is protected speech,” said the app’s creator. “We are determined to fight this with everything we have."
Thank goodness that judge struck down the legislation he supported.
Two bills recently introduced by Hawley would set American AI and the economy back.
Despite viral claims, a typical 25-year-old Gen Zer has annual household income that's 50 percent above Baby Boomers'.
A lot of anti-tech—or anti-Gen Z—screeds only work by romanticizing the past while pathologizing the present and projecting damage on strangers.
Trump exempted imported chips from his reciprocal tariffs in April. Now he's threatening them with 100 percent rates.
Once created, a digital ID system will prove catnip to politicians who want to track where we go, online and off.
By expanding federal agents' authority to collect the DNA of immigrant detainees, the government has risked violating Americans’ rights.
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Liz Pelly's Mood Machine book bemoans the music giant but overlooks how useful it is for listeners.
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One limits children’s access to mental health services, the other mandates a black box warning, and both undermine users’ digital privacy.
Under the law, transgender people writing about their gender identity online could face 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
The makers of this AI-powered robot promise greater precision and less pain.
The plan violates the relevant visa law. If allowed to stand, it would significantly harm productivity and innovation.
You can still get a secondhand Minox subminiature camera. Finding someone to process the film might be more difficult.
Biosafety advocates worry the administration is backtracking on its promise to implement meaningful restrictions on the type of research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We're too afraid they'll get abducted," says the author of The Anxious Generation. "That sets kids up to be weaker."
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Rand Paul, who called for "a crackdown on people" who celebrated the assassination, was less careful in distinguishing between private and government action.
Two technologists argue that Web3 will allow new forms of organization to supplant traditional governments.
Federalism works best when state-level policy experiments stay contained.