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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

    Future Perfect
    Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it.Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it.
    Future Perfect

    Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple?

    By Sigal Samuel
    You can’t understand Israel-Palestine without understanding Arab Jews
    World Politics

    Jews from the Arab and Muslim world had a radical vision for peace. Why was it forgotten?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    3 Body Problem’s most mind-bending question isn’t about aliens3 Body Problem’s most mind-bending question isn’t about aliens
    Future Perfect

    Would you swear a loyalty oath to humanity — or cheer on its extinction?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    One big problem with how we rank countries by happinessOne big problem with how we rank countries by happiness
    Future Perfect

    How happy are you? Are you sure about that?

    By Sigal Samuel
    Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. How many brains will be damaged along the way?
    Future Perfect

    Neuralink has implanted a chip in its first human brain. But it’s pushing a needlessly risky approach, former employees say.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Why did geologists reject the “Anthropocene” epoch? It’s not rock science.Why did geologists reject the “Anthropocene” epoch? It’s not rock science.
    Future Perfect

    The battle proves that time is political, any way you cut it.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Can a friend be your most significant other?Can a friend be your most significant other?
    Future Perfect

    Author Rhaina Cohen on what we can learn from people who choose a friend as a life partner.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Black Nazis? A woman pope? That’s just the start of Google’s AI problem.Black Nazis? A woman pope? That’s just the start of Google’s AI problem.
    Future Perfect

    The Gemini image generator isn’t just suffering from a technical problem, but from a philosophical one.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Psychedelics are outperforming trauma researchers’ expectations. But why?Psychedelics are outperforming trauma researchers’ expectations. But why?
    Future Perfect

    A new study offers big clues about where psychedelics’ superpowers come from.

    By Sigal Samuel
    Future Perfect
    Maybe, just maybe, psychedelics are the “master key” for unlocking everything from blindness to stroke to anorexiaMaybe, just maybe, psychedelics are the “master key” for unlocking everything from blindness to stroke to anorexia
    Future Perfect

    It sounds too good to be true, but there’s serious science behind the hypothesis.

    By Sigal Samuel