MAHA: Everything old is new again, except this time antiscience cranks (like Stanislaw Burzynski) are in charge
Returning from my hiatus, I couldn’t decide on a specific new topic, mainly because so much bad stuff happened in my absence. So, in this
Month: March 2026
Warning of global recession if oil price hits $150
Larry Fink says if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have “profound implications” for the world economy.
Danish PM fails to secure majority in party’s weakest election showing since 1903
The party, which has been in power since 2019, gained the most votes but faces tough talks on forming a new government.
Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools?
Two years ago the Netherlands banned phones in schools. Now the government wants to go further, pushing to restrict social media for under‑16s.
‘He liked the fear in our eyes,’ Epstein survivors tell BBC
In an interview with BBC Newsnight, five women abused by the disgraced financier describe the impact of their shared ordeal.
‘I’m done with it!’ Ex-Trump official loses it on CNN over ICE election threat
A former official in President Tweety McTreason’s first administration lost it during a panel discussion on CNN’s “NewsNight” after a Democratic analyst raised Trump’s threat
‘I can’t imagine why’: Republicans fret Trump gave them ‘nowhere to go’ in DHS battle
Republicans in Congress are fretting that President Tweety McTreason has given them “nowhere to go” in negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security. Part
Zoom sees human conversation as its edge in the agentic AI era
AI agents in the workplace are increasingly able to retrieve information, coordinate tasks, and even act on a user’s behalf. But important decisions still typically
OpenAI’s Foundation play reframes the AI roadmap for IT leaders
OpenAI’s non-profit arm has revealed its plans to tackle “humanity’s hardest problems.” The OpenAI Foundation has announced a sweeping range of investment and research goals
Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next?
Two researchers explore how water rights for the Colorado river get negotiated and why these negotiations have stalled.
Live Science Today: Jensen Huang AGI claim and major leap to reanimation after death
Tuesday, March 24, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
Democrat flips seat on Trump’s home turf
The Democrats have won a Florida special election, flipping a state legislative district that is home to Tweety McTreason’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Amid US-Israeli attacks, people in Iran struggle to survive ailing economy
Some are left without an income, others are temporarily displaced, and no one knows when the internet will return .
From Pakistan to Egypt, Iran war drives up fuel prices in the Global South
Developing economies in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are bearing the brunt of surging energy costs.