Dire wolves, reaction to tariffs & more: What’s trending today

Dire wolves, reaction to tariffs & more: What’s trending today

Here’s a look at some of the top stories trending online today, April 8. They include the latest news on scientists claiming to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, how countries around the world are reacting to Trump’s tariffs and much more.

Fake dire wolves; AI tariffs chaos; neuroimaging's big mistake; the ethics of seeding life in space, & more

The Desiderata series is a regular roundup of links and thoughts for paid subscribers, and an open thread for the community.Contents:Real dire wolves, or genetic looks-maxxing?Were we always in a semantic apocalypse?Vibe governing: AI and the tariff equations.A new documentary on consciousness.Whoops, neuroimaging experiments don’t generalize!Author buys cute church for $75,000… because he can.Directed panspermia debate: Should we seed life acro…