Dave Levitan

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Science journalist, bylines all over the place. Book: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (WW Norton). www.davelevitan.com Sign up: www.gravityisgone.com

To hit that number, AdWeek observes, OpenAl needs three miracles to happen all at once. First, advertisers have to abandon decades worth of infrastructure built around search engines and social media and put all their advertising budgets into chatbots. Once that happens, OpenAl has to outmuscle previous ad-sales giants like Google and Meta, while the entire Al-ad market balloons from just a six-figure stream in 2026 to a raging, 12-figure river by 2030.
Closeup of Tesco the golden retriever outside, with her tongue out a bit, looking at the camera happily
Shot of a track with Josh Kerr closing in on the finish line of the mile race with only one other runner even in the picture, well back of him
Tesco the golden retriever as a tiny puppy, in closeup, tugging on two pink tug ropes and looking at the camera while lying on some grass
ABC headline from March 17 reading "Tensions escalate over Strait of Hormuz"
AirNow fire and smoke map showing lots of little dots indicating air quality, with a swath of red, orange, and purple across the northern midwest and part of the northeast/Mid-atlantic indicating very unhealthy air
A closeup of a colorful pea fowl with greenish neck and little crown feathers on stones next to a tiny little grey baby
The oil executives, who are themselves among the most influential business leaders on the planet, came away stunned at how the president wielded his power. “They described Trump as having a better sense of his executive power than anyone that this person’s ever dealt with,” Swan told me. Tellingly, one added: “I would never want a Democrat to have that same sense of executive authority.”
Last year, President Trump gathered with executives from the oil and gas industry at the White House to discuss a range of topics, including drilling and tariffs. Few details emerged from the March 2025 meeting at the time, leaving many to wonder what exactly had transpired. Now, our colleagues Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have answers.
Chart showing what companies say are the main challenges to fusion with "funding" as the biggest "near-term challenge"
The fusion industry received almost $4.5 billion *this year* and close to $15 billion overall.
Chart showing when companies think the first fusion plant will deliver commercial electricity, with 3 in 2026-2030, 16 between 2031 and 2035, and less beyond that.
Chart showing when fusion companies anticipate their first pilot plant, of 47 responses 4 said before 2030, 28 said 2030-2035, 11 said 2036-2040, and 4 said 2040-2045
Cease-Fire [underline in red] Unraveling [/underline] as U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes Again A fresh round of attacks by the U.S. was the latest volley in a familiar pattern of back-and-forth strikes fueled by disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.
On Friday, after Mr. Patel left the White House, he posted a message on social media confirming that he had been there, and said that “the [highlight] fake news [/highlight] will find out why soon.”
NYT consecutive headlines: Strait of Hormuz Will Soon Be Declared Open to All Traffic, U.S. Officials Say Shippers Face Deepening Dilemma as U.S. and Iran Vie for Control of the Strait
Tesco the golden retriever in closeup, smiling toward the camera and blocking part of the tv showing the Switzerland-Colombia game
Chart showing daily sea surface temperature for the world excluding the polar regions, with a red line for 2026 well above previous years including previous records 2023 and 2024. All the other years are way lower.
Tesco the golden retriever walking toward the camera at dusk, but she’s super blurry because there isn’t enough light, sort of a golden ghostly image walking along some grass
Tesco the golden retriever outside on a path amid much green stuff, looking off to the right in a magical golden hour light
Jeffrey Kramer as Hendricks in Jaws, with Roy Scheider to the right
Still from Jaws showing Chief Brody and the mayor but also the medical examiner with his obvious lie that it could have been a boating accident
categories, including chicken wings (182 in 30 minutes), hard-boiled eggs (141 in eight minutes), grilled cheese sandwiches (47 in 10 minutes) and Twinkies (121 in six minutes). He most recently added a world record in the discipline of Padrino tamales to his résumé, consuming 96 tamales in 10 minutes.
National Weather Service map of the US with a large swath of orange pink heat advisories from Oklahoma to Cape Cod
Charles Napier in Married to the Mob in a green shirt over another green shirt, smiling
A big whiteboard with Lebron's name in the middle and a guy pointing to various other NBA rosters like he's Charlie Day in Almost Sunny
Hourly weather for DC showing it is 100 degrees now and will be 101 degrees at 5 pm. Also still 100 degrees at 7 pm.
Google's doodle showing the regular font but with an american flag background to the letters, divided poorly with blue and stars on Go and red and white stripes on ogle
WBGT (see box below) reached the highest observed values on record across the study region (figure 1). It is still a relatively rare event even in today’s climate, that has warmed by 1.4°C due to the burning of fossil fuels. In a 1.4°C cooler climate, WBGTs as high as those forecast in early July 2026 would have been so extreme as to be [highlight] virtually impossible. [/highlight]
The National Mall is, among other things, a place they let anyone into, and so in that sense not really all that Hot.
Global warming: While tying a single heat wave to climate change [highlight] requires extensive analysis, [/highlight] scientists say that heat waves have grown longer, hotter and more frequent. The past 11 years have been the hottest on record.
NYT homepage package of extreme heat stories, including a map of the eastern US with "forecast risk of unhealthy heat for Thursday" and various colors demonstrating the risk, with three links to the left: New York Hits 100 Degrees as Heat Wave Stifles Eastern U.S. The temperature reading in Central Park tied a record for July 2 set in 1966. Some 163 million people are likely to experience dangerous heat, forecasters said. See more updates › New York’s Heat Wave Is Brutal. In This Neighborhood, It’s Even Worse. 4 min read See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers 3 min read
National Weather Service map of the US showing a huge swath of orange (heat advisory) and pink (extreme heat warning) stretching from Kansas through Maine and from Louisiana through Michigan
Tesco the golden retriever lying on a wood floor, smiling at the camera even though it’s hot as shit
France-Sweden clip showing a bicycle kick attempt that hit the post for France
Analysis Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks, and seems willing to risk [underline] the cease-fire [/underline] to maintain that power. 5 min read LIVE June 28, 2026, 5:48 p.m. ET17m ago Dispute Over Strait Deepens as U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks In a [underline] fourth day of hostilities, [/underline] Iran said that it had targeted a U.S. naval base in Bahrain and a Kuwaiti air base. No major damage was reported.
Closeup of the sign showing an error reading “go to FREEEDOM250”…
An absurd box set of the six Resident Evil movies
A robin sits in a dirty-looking nest, with stringy bits hanging down, on the little ledge on top of a white porch column underneath the roof.
Closeup of Tesco the golden retriever lying outside on the grass in the sun, looking regal as hell
Email subject line reading: "Groundbreaking AI-Generated Documentary on Science and God Continues Dazzling Worldwide Audience"
Map of US from the National Weather Service showing watches and warnings in various colors, with a huge swath of bright pink "red flag warnings" meaning fire weather across Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, Arizona, part of southeastern California, southern Idaho, eastern Washington and eastern Oregon
USGS colored chart estimating fatalities, showing a 42% chance of the total falling between 10,000 and 100,000, a 33% chance between 1,000 and 10,000, and a 17% chance of more than 100,000
Map from USGS showing a big orange dot not far west of Caracas in Venezuela
Tesco the golden retriever fast asleep on a wood floor
Gracie vanished after she was feeding on a hillside where the ranch’s other giraffes have typically not ventured, Jones said. She then found her way to an [highlight] unfenced area [/highlight] on the opposite side of an 8-foot-tall gate and left the ranch, Jones said.
A fox pees on a tree in the grassy median strip of a quiet road
"The Trump administration understands America's immigration system must put the U.S. citizen first, and only welcome in those who will assimilate into the American way of life and preserve our borders, language, culture, traditions and ideals," Mr. Adams wrote in the letter, which was obtained by The Times. "To welcome you to America and help you accustomate to our heritage, we have provided various educational resources to support your day-to-day life and expand your knowledge of American history and values?
Tesco the golden retriever lies on a black and white tile floor, looking over her shoulder and smiling up at the camera like a very good girl who thinks I should do something about her empty bowl
Megan McArdle Socialism is back in vogue. Wait for reality to set in. Editorial Board AI backlash threatens to hold back kids
Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.
BREAKING: DOJ refuses to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund in sworn court declaration
Tesco the golden retriever lies on a wood deck with her blue and orange ball between her paws, happily accepting neck scritches from a hand
A photo of the car shows a bullet hole through the passenger side of the front windshield.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released a statement on June 14, alleging that the shooting happened in response to one of two subjects driving “in the direction of” officers. A clip of cellphone video obtained by Fox 13 Memphis shows a car driving away from officers, but it does not appear to show the shooting itself. A photo of the car shows [highlight] a bullet hole through the passenger side window. [/highlight]
Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble in the Fugitive, walking in Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parade with a green hat on, soon after that one marshall guy asked about dying the river green/blue
Tesco the golden retriever half-on and half-off a gray couch, her front legs on a carpeted floor and her back legs still sorta reclined to the side. She’s looking at the camera defiantly.
Letterboxd watchlist header reading "You want to see 174 films"
A First-Round NBA Playoffs Collapse Could Signal the End of This Knicks Core A lifeless showing against the surging Hawks exposed cracks in New York’s foundation and could accelerate sweeping changes this offseason. Chris Mannix | Apr 24, 2026
82-0 score showing, well, 82-0, with Lebron (Lakers, 2010s), MJ (Bulls in the 90s), KG (Celtics in the 2000s), Bob Pettit (Atlanta in the 1960s), and Wilt (Philly in the 1960s)