When New Yorkers pick up takeout, they expect dinner — not a dose of PFAS and microplastics. Yet that’s the reality when hot food sits in disposable clamshells, waxy soup cups or plastic deli tubs. Single-use packaging is not just wasteful — it’s a health hazard. This year, the New ...

It’s hard to go even a day without hearing about some military action, military violence. I mean in the world, with news from Gaza, where Israel has already violated the ceasefire brokered by President Trump; and I mean in our own country, where the administration continues to deploy the ...

As the Adirondacks ease into fall and families settle back into familiar routines, Play ADK is reflecting on a summer filled with energy, creativity and connection. Our mission has always been to create meaningful opportunities for children and families to play and grow together, and this year ...

Pioneer American anthropologist Henry Lewis Morgan (1818-1881) wrote that societies developed (or evolved) through three distinct stages: savagery, barbarism and civilization. Cambridge University economist and geographer Luke Kemp utilizes a similar three-stage model in “Goliath’s Curse: ...

Last Aug. 28, at the “Ready-For-School” event in the Middle School, I overheard one SLCSD teacher say to another: “China’s technology beats ours because we haven’t embraced the metric system.” I know both teachers, but did not say anything. I will here instead: Right now, as you ...

Imagine opening your phone or laptop to find a video of you saying things that you never said. Or worse: a pornographic clip starring your face. Or your brokerage account emptied because a system “recognized” your AI-generated voice. This isn’t science fiction anymore. Generative AI can ...