Companies in 2026 are expected to spend over $2.5 trillion on AI, a 47% increase on 2025. This is a spending spree never seen before in the history of organizational investments, and it’s driven in part by companies giving all employees access to GenAI tools such as Co-Pilot, Gemini, or Claude. Wondering what drove this
Personality plays into how people think, feel, behave and interact with their environment.Credit: PeopleImages/Getty A study of more than one million people has uncovered around 1,200 genetic variants that are associated with personality traits, and is by far the largest effort of its kind. The researchers found that common genetic variants account for a small
Shaira Berg (left) smiles during a take for her short film, Gaslight.Credit: Dik Ng Shaira Berg is building a career at the intersection of academic research and creative practice. During her PhD in psychology, which focused on behavioural neuroscience, at the University of Cambridge, UK, Berg collaborated with local video-game studio Ninja Theory. Together, they
Force of nature: understanding the deepest logic of evolution and putting it into practice Owen D. Jones W. W. Norton (2026) From antimicrobial resistance and vaccines to drug design and even policymaking, evolution is fundamental to many aspects of our lives. However, Darwinian thinking is too often neglected. In Force of natureBiologist and jurist Owen
Sierra Leone’s John Thomas ‘Jay Tee’ Kamara scores during a penalty shoot-out against Azerbaijan in March 2026.Credit: Aziz Karimov/FIFA via Getty Taking a penalty kick in a World Cup football shoot-out means performing an action under extreme pressure. The binary nature of the outcome, the importance of the shot for the game’s result, the drama
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our lives in powerful ways. But after two and a half decades researching why human connection gives life meaning, I’m worried about where we’re headed. Americans are spending more time alone, marrying less, and making fewer friends than in previous decades. And it isn’t going well: A 2025 American