Kyle Nowak

"It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."

–Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018)

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”

–Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you support or oppose the EPA’s push to rescind its 2009 declaration that greenhouse-gas emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare?

🌎 Last week, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to rescind the agency’s landmark 2009 declaration that greenhouse-gas emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare.

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."

–Ronald E. Osborn (1917-1998)

❓ Our question to you (long-form): What are your general thoughts on America’s trade situation following the Trump admin’s latest deadline?

Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

"Life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about it."

–Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Starting today, dozens of countries face new US tariff rates after President Trump’s trade-deal deadline for nearly all US trading partners expired at 12:01 am this morning. But they may not remain in place for long, as Trump’s trade strategy faced its biggest legal test yet yesterday.

🤖 In a new study, Anthropic scientists discovered that AI can slip invisible messages into training data that humans can't detect, but other models absolutely can.

“Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.”

–Unknown

Which of the following best describes your opinion about bias in the media?

🌏 A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far East early yesterday morning, causing tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and mass evacuations across the Pacific Ocean.

“Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.”

–Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790)

🚨Investigators yesterday began assembling a detailed picture of the 27-year-old gunman who, one day earlier, killed four people at a Midtown Manhattan office building before fatally shooting himself.

📺 Following months of scrutiny, the FCC recently approved Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of CBS-owner Paramount. And the deal is raising eyebrows among opponents of the Trump admin over certain conditions related to bias in mainstream media.

❓ Our question to you: Which of the following best describes your opinion about America’s falling fertility rate?

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

–Lao Tzu (b. ~571 B.C.)

💻 Much like their AI forebears, quantum computers are slowly making the jump from science fiction to reality.

📝 The US fertility rate fell to an all-time low of ~1.6 children per woman in 2024, according to new CDC data published late last week.