As GenAI proliferates, keeping the law in human hands
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Generative Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the legal world – and maybe shrinking it. GenAI, as it’s known, is transforming how law is practiced, how legislatures…
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No. 1011: On big brains, little lipids, Ichiro and the High Priest of LSD, with a loud, proud shout out to ALL CAPS
Leaps and bounds: Up and over we go, intrepid innovators – another Autumnal Hump Day on Long Island, another jumpy Wednesday for the global innovation economy. We’re soaring right…
No 1001: Being mindful, playing Pac-Man and aiding tomorrow’s business leaders (with ancient aliens, maybe)
Fully recharged: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the first edition of our second 1,000 newsletters. Full disclosure: We were emotionally drained after Wednesday’s big Newsletter Issue No. 1,000…
Poll: Drinkers heed ex-surgeon general’s alcohol advice
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another round? Maybe not, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll. Released this week, the poll reports that a majority of…
No. 953: Put ’em up! We end the workweek swinging on patent battles, whale words and ERs (plus flapjacks!)
Champion Island: Well done, socioeconomic scrappers! You win the first week of March on points – and with the tough workweek ready to fall, a hard-fought weekend awaits. Just…
With billions in play, opioid settlements turn political
By TERRY LYNAM // To those who’ve lost a loved one, it’s blood money: $55 billion in court settlements to be paid out in response to the 900,000 American lives…
Last call: Feds can fix booze guidance, but will they?
By TERRY LYNAM // Celebrating, grieving, alleviating stress, watching a ballgame, traveling, relaxing at home – there’s always a good reason to take a drink. Alcohol is imbedded in our…
Conservative SCOTUS’s next target: Affirmative Action
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Based on lengthy oral arguments in two recent high-profile cases, the U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to overturn decades-old precedents on Affirmative Action at public…
With Goddard on board, Qunnect fires all rockets
By GREGORY ZELLER // If ever there was a can’t-miss 21st Century business proposition, un-hackable communications networks just might be it. Ultra-secure networking is a rock-solid concept with vast potential…
No. 637: On young inventors, Doc Brown and other nuts – and that’s the TRUTH, Ruth
Success story: And just like that … Friday! You’ve done it again, intrepid innovator, with another workweek in the books and another weekend on the horizon. Very impressive, as…
Petito tragedy shows need for societal shift on abuse
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Gabby Petito has been laid to rest, her fiancé Brian Laundrie remains at large, and while there are still lots of unanswered questions, the headline-grabbing homicide…
Risk, opportunity in COVID/climate change combo
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The climate-change crisis is accelerating. COVID is surging, particularly the Delta variant. Both present immediate challenges – and, quite interestingly, recent research shows there are…
No. 575: In which Mario hops to it, Northwell goes to the museum and the flu gets a Chuck Norris shot
Sprung: Spring is in the air, dear readers, as we bask in the warm glow of creativity and sow the seeds of socioeconomic innovation. It’s Wednesday, March 10 –…
Pressure point: As childcare teeters, moms are on edge
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Warm bubble baths, dreamy meditation apps and heart-pounding exercise routines are among the self-care techniques mental-health experts recommend to folks feeling anxious, stressed and depressed as…
Quantum powers unite in Island’s $115M QIS center
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $115 million research effort rooted at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University will try to push the United States to the head of the…