How AIs See Our World
by Chenoe Hart
How do we understand a world seen through a machine's unique lens?
0:00 / 27:01 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
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2026-06-09
Today's Crosscut
Conflict Norms Repression
When governments use psychiatric wards to silence protesters and global powers abandon diplomacy for endless conflict, what happens to the rules that used to keep the world from falling apart?
Anti-War Orthodox Priest Arrested in Kazakhstan to Face Forced Psychiatric Treatment × Why Conflict Feels Constant Now
0:00 / 28:33 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
How Much More Software Do We Really Need?
by Noah Smith
With AI creating so much code, where are all the new products?
0:00 / 8:55 · Narrator Charon
Behind the news →
Not All Empires Look the Same
by Cheriese Dilrajh
Can you spot an empire when it arrives through a port?
0:00 / 7:49 · Narrator Rasalgethi
For the curious →
To Reach Beyond Ourselves is Key to Our Survival
by Megan Cummins
How do we cultivate the kind of attention that allows us to reach beyond ourselves?
0:00 / 24:18 · Narrator Sulafat
Why We Crave Company
by Elizabeth Preston
Does our brain have a hidden thermostat for how much company we need?
0:00 / 14:02 · Narrator Gacrux
The Gin and Tonic is a Cocktail with a Storied History. Don't Overlook Scotland's Connection to the Classic
When we sip a gin and tonic, how much of its past is actually Scottish?
0:00 / 11:39 · Narrator Sulafat
In a New Book, Stephen Alter Writes About Discovering Monsoon Beetles and Bugs as a Young Naturalist
by Stephen Alter
What happens when the monsoon’s named creatures vanish from our nights?
0:00 / 8:43 · Narrator Algieba