A Staggering Reversal of Assumptions
by Sarah Waring
When the world's path to a green future runs through Beijing, what changes?
0:00 / 25:28 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
Daily edition
2026-06-11
Today's Crosscut
Ai Human Systems
After decades spent teaching machines to mimic single brain cells, engineers have built a system whose push for a perfect answer clashes with the loud, messy arguments a democracy needs to function.
In the Early Days of Machine Learning, Massive Computers Said George Harrison Was a Woman. A.I. Has Come a Long Way × Democracy Needs Friction to Function
0:00 / 28:53 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
When Work Moves Without Workers: Nepal and Asia’s New Mobility Frontier
by Hari KC
How do governments rethink migration when work detaches from physical location?
0:00 / 11:01 · Narrator Algieba
The Economic Path to Climate Justice
by Saliem Fakir
Does the drive for green energy come more from budgets than good intentions?
0:00 / 6:26 · Narrator Sulafat
Behind the news →
AI ‘Regulation’ in the Chokepoint State
by J. Benton Heath
What does it mean when AI regulation relies on secret procedures and trusted partners?
0:00 / 14:06 · Narrator Rasalgethi
For the curious →
Is My Brain Wired to Never See a Ghost? A Psychologist on Three Factors That Make a Paranormal Experience More Likely
by Melissa Maffeo, Teaching Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
What makes a brain turn a strange sensation into a ghost sighting?
0:00 / 9:32 · Narrator Sulafat
Small delights →
The Americans Shelling Out Five Figures for a Coat of Arms
by Helen Lewis
What does a centuries-old coat of arms say about a person today?
0:00 / 14:59 · Narrator Gacrux
Smart escape →
The Vanishing Library: Timothy Ely’s Odd Little Book From Outer Space
by Max Ross
*Can the magic a book holds for one person ever truly transfer to another?
0:00 / 11:42 · Narrator Charon
Dreaded Don to Dear Grandfather: Actor Bharathiraja’s Many Faces
What allows a director to become an actor of such varied and vivid characters?
0:00 / 7:22 · Narrator Sulafat