Unlocking Biotech’s Potential (Martin Gyles)
In this episode of The Interconnect, Stanford University Professor of Bioengineering Drew Endy and CFR Senior Fellow for Global Health Luciana Borio discuss the future of U.S. biomanufacturing and how biotechnology innovations—including bioluminescent plants and next-gen vaccines—are becoming more a part of daily life. Transcript Martin GILES: Welcome to The Interconnect, a new podcast series from the …
The Prospects for Peace in Ukraine (Barry Strauss)
As of this writing, the United States government is trying to negotiate a peace settlement in Ukraine, three years after Russia invaded. Although some progress has been made, it’s been a rocky road, marked by verbal tussles and continued bloodshed. As of this writing, the United States government is trying to negotiate a peace settlement …
Artificial Intelligence: Supercharging Science
Scientists, policy makers, and ordinary people prepare for profound change amid countless unknowns. This excerpt from the new issue of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR) focuses on artificial intelligence, one of ten key technologies studied in this continuing educational initiative. SETR, a project of the Hoover Institution and the Stanford School of Engineering, harnesses the expertise of Stanford University’s leading …
The Shape of AI to Come! Yann LeCun at AI Action Summit 2025 (
At the AI Action Summit in Paris, Yann LeCun underscored a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence—one that moves beyond the brute-force approach of large language models (LLMs). Instead of systems that merely predict the next token, the future of AI hinges on *world models*—structured, adaptive representations that can infer, reason, and plan. This vision holds …
Yann LeCun “Mathematical Obstacles on the Way to Human-Level AI” (Joint Mathematics)
Yann LeCun, Meta, gives the AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings on “Mathematical Obstacles on the Way to Human-Level AI.” This talk was introduced by Bryna Kra, Northwestern University, President of the AMS. Watch the Video here.
FULL STATEMENT: Tulsi Gabbard Breaks Down Top Threats Facing The U.S. (Forbes)
The United States of America Intelligence Agencies 2025 Treat Assessment Report to Congress. Watch the Video here.
Trump targets another large DC law firm where Robert Mueller used to work with executive order (Katelyn Polantz and Clay Voytek)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of lawyers for the law firm Wilmer Hale, the former firm to one time-special counsel Robert Mueller. The order also directs agencies to “refrain from hiring employees” of the firm without a waiver from an …
Trump Orders Crackdown on ‘Improper Ideology’ at Smithsonian (Charisma Madarang)
The past few months have been grueling for America’s art and music institutions, which have come under threat as President Donald Trump takes aim at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the country. Following Trump’s takeover of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – and its subsequent cascade of program and artist cancellations following …
Honesty (William Damon)
Although a certain amount of deceit will always play a partin human affairs, a basic intent to be truthful, along with anassumption that most people can be taken at their word, isrequired for any decent society. No civilization can toleratea constant expectation of dishonest communication withoutfalling apart from a breakdown in trust. Yet, in our …