MIT Technology Review

11/13/2025

The Download: AI to measure pain, and how to deal with conspiracy theorists

Plus: OpenAI has updated ChatGPT to seem "warmer"

11/13/2025

Plastics are… complicated. Can new recycling methods clean them up?

Plastics are…complicated. Can new recycling methods clean them up?

11/13/2025

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11/13/2025

Google is still aiming for its “moonshot” 2030 energy goals

The company’s electricity demand has doubled since 2020, making its end-of-decade target more of a challenge.

11/13/2025

Opinion: Cheaper energy bills are a nonpartisan issue—no matter where you live.

Cheaper energy bills are a nonpartisan issue—no matter where you live.

11/13/2025

This startup hopes to encourage more cycling by providing free-to-use shelters that keep bikes safe from theft and bad weather.

Cities won’t encourage more cycling if there’s nowhere to park your bike. This startup wants to change that.

11/13/2025

The goal of consumer tech development used to be pretty simple: design and build something of value to people. But now *we* are the product, not the prime beneficiary.

Innovation that truly serves us all is in scarce supply. That’s a problem.

11/13/2025

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11/12/2025

Sure, there is no current way for humans to control the weather. We can’t cause major floods or redirect hurricanes or other powerful storm systems, simply because the energy involved is far too great for humans to alter significantly.

But there are ways we can *modify* the weather. The key difference is the scale of what is possible.

From effective rain-enhancing technology to a long, secretive history of trying to weaponize storms, there’s fertile ground for misinformation.

11/12/2025

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11/12/2025

Large numbers of people still disappear each year in Mexico. Families have turned to social media to look for them.

Large numbers of people still disappear each year in Mexico. Families have turned to social media to hunt for them.

11/12/2025

When a whale dies, it often decomposes quite quickly—the process starts within hours of an animal’s stranding on shore. Depending on the species, they may have six inches or more of blubber, an insulating layer that traps heat inside and turns their internal organs to mush.

That can make Jennifer Bloodgood’s job very difficult. As a wildlife veterinarian with New York state and Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, she’s an expert on conducting whale necropsies, as autopsies on animals are called—and she knows that it’s best to start them quickly, or she could miss key clues about how the gigantic mammal perished.

These investigations have become especially important because whale deaths have become a political flashpoint with significant consequences. There are currently three active mortality events for whales in the Atlantic, meaning clusters of deaths that experts consider unusual. And Republican lawmakers, influential conservative think tanks, and—most notably—President Donald Trump (a longtime enemy of wind power) are making dubious claims about how offshore wind farms are responsible.

A wildlife veterinarian who performs necropsies shares what it takes to investigate a whale stranding.