Ben Guarino

Robot Servants Are Coming. Would You Want One? Robots are poised to play a much bigger role in daily life at home, at work and in the world

From the new issue: What will it take for robots to start doing our chores?

Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.

No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.

And no indication how long the pause will last.

With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

Everyone Who Has Ever Been to Space, Charted Space traveler demographics have shifted over time

My 4-page 📊 spread for the Feb issue of @sciam.bsky.social is now live in digital format! I take a look at everyone who has been to space or earned their astronaut wings.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ever...

Constructive feedback is welcome. This was a labor of love & I'm very proud of it.

Senior Technology Reporter Job Title: Senior Technology Reporter, Scientific American Location: New York (Hybrid Working Model) Application Deadline: February 2nd About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to d...

Please, take my job! springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...

This rules: A taxonomy of spiders in Magic the Gathering
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In the shadows of Arizona’s data center boom, thousands live without power As data centers drain America’s power grids, a fierce battle is being waged for electricity. On Navajo Nation land, many are on the losing end.

As data centers cause America to run out of power, Arizona is emblematic of the sacrifices ordinary people face to fuel the boom.

Many many people at NYC train all

Train departure sign showing all delays

Amtrak v borked today

78 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2024 A collection of nonfiction and fiction books Scientific American editorial staff and contributors read and recommend in 2024

It’s the happiest day of the year 🥳📚 @sciam.bsky.social end-of-year book recommendations list here’s a behind the scenes look into how we put together www.scientificamerican.com/article/78-b...

Please Don’t Shoot at New Jersey ‘Mystery Drones’ Surging reports of strange drones in the skies over New Jersey and other parts of the northeast U.S. have spurred calls to shoot down the unidentified objects. But that’s a very bad idea

“Well, why not just try shooting one down?”

Here's Why

www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-i...

"Please Don’t Shoot at New Jersey ‘Mystery Drones’"

Great Apes Joke Around, Suggesting Humor Is Older Than Humans Studies of great apes hint at why and when clowning behavior evolved

What do you call a funny orangutan? A great jape

www.scientificamerican.com/article/grea...

Did you know Scientific American publishes original poetry every month? Each poem is previously unpublished and hand selected by the amazing Dava Sobel. This year we had poems about math, DNA, rocket launches, owls, fractals, plate tectonics and more. Here are a few of my favorites (a thread)

Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between ...

The bird flu virus circulating in dairy cows/workers is only one mutation away from binding more strongly to human airway cells, inching us closer to a pathogen that could spread person to person. By @laurenjyoung.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird... 🧪

Elon Musk is too rich.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enough-wea...

Searching for Underwater Treasure with Magnet Fishers With the help of a powerful rare-earth alloy, magnet fishers pull garbage out of polluted waterways

and wrote about it: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Went magnet fishing, caught a hammer and a scooter

Thank you! And yes I've heard opposition to magnet fishing is a little stronger in Europe than in the US for such reasons

Science-Fiction Books Scientific American’s Staff Love Scientific American’s staff share their favorite sci-fi books, from beloved classics to overlooked gems and our modern favorites

Some extremely good reads on this list
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record

Scientific American endorses Kamala Harris for president. www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote... 🧪

This is how Scientific American's logo has evolved from 1845 to today 🧪

Elon Musk Owes His Success to Coming in Second Place The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, owes his superstar success to self-satisfied competitors who blew obvious opportunities

The story of Elon Musk's success is more evidence for taxing tech billionaires out of existence www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon...

What the Google Search Monopoly Ruling Means An antitrust expert explains Monday’s landmark legal decision that Google illegally cemented its dominance in Internet search

“Google conducted a quality degradation study, which showed that it would not lose search revenue if [it] were to significantly reduce the quality of its search product." A company that makes its product worse “without concern of losing consumers is proof of monopoly power” 🧪 @bbguari.bsky.social

Project 2025 Plan for Trump Presidency Has Far-Reaching Threats to Science Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence

My colleagues @bbguari.bsky.social ,
@tanyalewis.bsky.social, Lauren Young and I read through the Project 2025 documents so you don't have to. It's ... bad.