A.I. and Humans Battle It Out in a Cybersecurity Showdown 12. May 2026 (18:00) Experts and college students used A.I. agents to try to break into and defend computer networks in a national competition. The agents did all right on their own, too.(New York Times)
Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Already Spreading Online 12. May 2026 (16:53) From claims of an Israeli false flag to efforts to sell ivermectin, influencers and grifters are using lessons learned from Covid-19 to push their baseless conspiracy theories.(Wired)
Building Nests Is Hard. That’s Why Some Birds Steal. 12. May 2026 (15:00) When researchers used GPS devices to monitor the nests of Hawaiian honeycreepers, they found dozens of cases of brazen avian burglary.(New York Times)
Some Women Are Obsessively Testing Their Vaginas to Optimize Them 12. May 2026 (13:00) Biohacker Bryan Johnson recently bragged about his girlfriend's “top 1%” vagina as the at-home vaginal microbiome test industry is thriving. But experts are skeptical.(Wired)
Why Soccer Still Defies Statistical Analysis 12. May 2026 (13:00) Sarah Rudd, who once ran analytics for Arsenal, made her name applying the tenets of probability theory to movements on the pitch. Even she admits not everything can be solved with data.(Wired)
