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Just days after the record-breaking Artemis II crew aboard the Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is ready to talk about what comes next. An entrepreneur turned space chief, Isaacman gets frank about the agency’s ambitions to build a permanent lunar base, put boots on Mars, and push the search for extraterrestrial life further than ever before. Plus, he shares why he sees the accelerating space race with China as one of the most consequential competitions of our time. This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Response, hosted by former Fast Company…

Making films with human actors versus AI actors is a monumental question.gettyIn today’s column, I examine the ongoing job struggles facing human actors when it comes to the increasing use of AI-generated synthetic actors. AI is getting so good at devising human-like video actors that it is nearly impossible to discern whether the movie screen contains real actors or fake actors. Thus, anxious debates are taking place about requiring a kind of special tax on machine-produced “actors” so that the costs of employing AI will be equal to the cost of using living, breathing human actors. There is already a…

In recent years, nearly half of employees report increased workloads and an accelerating pace of change, so the last thing anyone can afford is doing hard work that doesn’t make an impact. Ambitious workers aren’t afraid of putting in effort, but they want it to contribute to work that matters. Work worthy of our effort creates value on two dimensions: it generates value for others (your organization, customers, or the people around you), and it creates value for yourself through personal meaning and growth. Research shows that connecting to both dimensions taps into our intrinsic and values-based motivation. When those…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 25: (L-R) Youssef Zalal of Morocco punches Aljamain Sterling in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on April 25, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCAljamain Sterling put on an exhibition in effective and busy grappling on Saturday night. Sterling earned a unanimous-decision victory over Youssef Zalal. All three judges scored the fight 49-45. The scores were appropriate.Sterling’s sublime back control and grappling ruled this fight. Zalal’s cardio wasn’t there for a five-round fight against a grinder like Sterling. Aljamain took him into deep waters…

Below, Richard Davidson and Cortland Dahl share five key insights from their new book, Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving. Davidson is a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as the founder and director of its Center for Healthy Minds. He also founded a nonprofit, Humin, which translates science into tools that cultivate and measure well-being. Dahl serves as a contemplative scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds and as chief contemplative officer at the center’s affiliated nonprofit, Humin. What’s the big…

How to solve today’s Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt’s probably because I’ve been watching Outlander and that show, as it nears its end, is currently taking place during the American Revolution, but I’ve been noticing the Wordle # is getting really close to some big, important dates. The Declaration of Independence dropped in 1776. We’re just a few days away from Wordle #1776. Kind of neat, I suppose, or kind of galling depending on how you view current affairs and the state of the Union. In any case, we have a Wordle to solve. Let’s solve it.Looking for Saturday’s Wordle?…

Two new experiments show that most people do not even consider that a personal message could be AI-generated, even when they themselves use artificial intelligence to write. To see how people judge someone based on their writing in the age of ChatGPT, my colleague Jiaqi Zhu and I recruited more than 1,300 U.S.-based participants, ages 18 to 84, and showed them AI-generated messages like an apology sent in an email. We split our volunteers into four groups: Some people saw the messages with no information about who or what wrote them, as in everyday life. Others were told the messages…

Want 2 pizzas and some drinks? Now you can get that by drone in just over four minutes … thanks a direct delivery by drone.FlytrexWant 2 large pizzas and a few drinks? Now you can get that by drone in just over four minutes, thanks to direct delivery by drone. The only catch: you have to live in Wylie, Texas, where drone delivery company Flytrex has partnered with Little Caesars to get you your piping hot pizza almost instantly via its new Sky2 drone that can carry up to 8.8 pounds of cargo.”Flytrex is laser-focused on making on-demand food delivery…

My earliest memory of travel insurance was the life insurance vending machines that used to populate airports up until the early 1980s. For those too young to remember this bizarre part of 20th century air travel, these kiosks offered very short-term life insurance policies that cost $2.50 (paid in quarters) for coverage of up to $62,500. Since these pre-travel policies were marketed to anxious flyers, it seemed clear the insurance companies were capitalizing on fear rather than offering a needed product. Over the intervening decades, I never revised my opinion of travel insurance. I’ve been lucky enough to never need…

A sleek AI symbol featuring stethoscope ear pieces, symbolizing the emerging role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. This concept represents AI’s potential to enhance medical practices, from real-time diagnostics to personalized patient care. The fusion of the AI symbol and medical equipment emphasizes how technology is transforming healthcare solutions, paving the way for more efficient and accurate medical interventions. A powerful visual of the future where AI and healthcare converge.gettyMany of those researching equity in healthcare can see profound differences in care by gender, and the advancement of women’s health, as it compares to men’s health. That’s in addition to…