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Geoff Brumfiel (opens the original)
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Geoff Brumfiel works as a senior editor and correspondent on NPR's science desk. His editing duties include science and space, while his reporting focuses on the intersection of science and national security. From April of 2016 to September of 2018, Brumfiel served as an editor overseeing basic research and climate science. Prior to that, he worked for three years as a reporter covering physics and space for the network. Brumfiel has carried his microphone into ghost villages created by the Fuku
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah (opens the original)
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A startup whose founder has vowed to "make nuclear great again" is planning to place hundreds of reactors on federal land in Utah, according to documents reviewed exclusively by NPR. Valar Atomics is planning what it calls "Project Beehive" on over 9,000 acres of land held under the Bureau of Land Management near Price, Utah. The facility would include data centers and some 456 small nuclear reactors, along with a facility to produce nuclear fuel and others for storing nuclear waste, according t
AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far) (opens the original)
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Updated September 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM EDT When OpenAI announced its AI had solved one of the world's toughest math problems earlier this month, its tone was celebratory: "A major goal of our work is to empower scientists to advance research and technology that benefits all of humanity," the company wrote in a statement on September 8. But mathematicians say that, so far, humanity has learned very little from the solution the company's AI model purportedly found. Although they believe the proof t
As campaign season gears up, AI-generated ads are everywhere (opens the original)
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Jessica Bichler is running for North Carolina state Senate this fall. The district where she's campaigning, in and around Wilmington, is deep purple, and she knew it was going to be a tough fight. But even she was surprised when she appeared in an ad from her opponent, Republican incumbent state Sen. Michael Lee. The ad showed an AI-generated Bichler contorting her body into bizarre shapes, while making claims about her stances on policing and healthcare. "I feel like I kind of hardened myself f
What to make of warnings that AI may pose an existential threat to humanity (opens the original)
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They call it, quote, "The Pro-Human Assembly" - a gathering held today in Washington where politicians, celebrities and religious leaders discussed what to do about artificial intelligence. The meeting comes amid renewed warnings that AI could cause great harm or even destroy humanity. Joining me to help unpack the fears, both existential and otherwise, is NPR's Geoff Brumfiel. Hey, Geoff. DETROW: So today, I saw two very unlikely figures in the same room - Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an ind
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