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Newsletter April 2, 2026: The one about space

The Moral Case Against Artificial Constellations

Three potential satellite projects may change our night sky forever. Beyond the environmental and scientific problems, the proposals are an ethical nightmare. 

Newsletter March 12, 2026: Building a data center here is a terrible idea

I lost my job at USAID a year ago. We still don’t know the true cost of dismantling the agency

One year later, reflecting on the shuttering of a key global health agency

Newsletter Feb 25, 2026: Whale too cool for monogamy + alien life + Olympics

Are we alone in the universe? Five times we thought we found extraterrestrial life

Though scientists failed to confirm the presence of extraterrestrial life in these instances, these misconceptions provide valuable lessons for future searches.