Project Out Loud

Researchers have investigated links between oral bacteria, chronic inflammation, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Some findings are concerning. None of that means a particular bacterium has been proved to cause every illness associated with it. It means the mouth deserves a place in conversations about whole-body health...

Neither compassion nor the rule of law should be treated as an insult. A parent can understand why someone seeks a better life here and still believe that admission must be limited, vetted, and fair. A government can carry out its duties firmly and still investigate allegations of excessive force seriously. Americans should not have to choose between those principles...

The real danger is not science fiction fantasy. It is the very human habit of building first and asking hard questions later. It is the same pattern we have seen in every industry captured by money. When a model can be taught to hide mistakes, conceal misalignment, or exploit loopholes to get around restrictions, we are talking about a system learning strategies that look uncomfortably close to deception...

The real danger is not science fiction fantasy. It is the very human habit of building first and asking hard questions later. It is the same pattern we have seen in every industry captured by money. When a model can be taught to hide mistakes, conceal misalignment, or exploit loopholes to get around restrictions, we are talking about a system learning strategies that look uncomfortably close to deception...

For decades, the nation learned painful lessons about contaminated blood, first from HIV, then hepatitis, and the fallout was enormous. Public inquiries followed. Lawsuits followed. Today, new evidence suggests we may be standing at the edge of another preventable scandal, one that could be even larger because the warning signs are being smothered before they...