Your kid wants to go vegan. Should you let them?
Hi readers! Shayla Love here, science journalist and longtime fan of Your Mileage May Vary. I’m honored to be subbing for Sigal Samuel while she’s...
Author : Eustorgio DeRose
When does trying to have a healthier baby become eugenics-y?
Editor’s note, October 4, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental...
AI can make you smarter. Here’s one hack to get there.
For many people, using AI chatbots is incredible at first. It makes them feel productive, confident, maybe even smarter. But later, there’s a hangover. Perhaps...
AI found a way to make middle school worse
There’s a lot to be anxious about as AI agents and bots get more integrated into every aspect of our lives. Meta, which recently agreed...
Can you spend your way out of loneliness?
Over the years, Julianne Holt-Lunstad has fielded many requests from startups looking for her help. These entrepreneurs came to the Brigham Young University professor with...
Is it truly important to have a sense of self?
Hi readers! Shayla Love here, science journalist and longtime fan of Your Mileage May Vary. I’m honored to be subbing for Sigal Samuel while she’s...
It’s not your imagination — dating has gotten way more combative lately
Lisa Marie Wilson matched with a man on a dating app who claimed to be 5-foot-10 and to live on the beach. Only one of...
Obsessing about being a good person can backfire. There’s a better way.
Editor’s note, September 20, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one...
How to be an AI minimalist
Even before the latest batch of alarming AI news, a lot of Americans were souring on AI. That may be for big, existential reasons —...
Does my pet have a soul?
Why do I cry when I see a donkey? It’s completely involuntary. As if my heart’s defenses are swept aside by a giant wave of...