ChatGPT Probably Isn’t Conscious. But What if We’re Wrong?
by Eric Levitz
If a machine can mimic the signals of a brain, is there actually anyone inside?
0:00 / 13:23 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
Daily edition
2026-06-24
Today's Crosscut
Economic Management Tools
When the clean spreadsheets of the Federal Reserve fail, the government often falls back on mountains of borrowed cash to hide the scars left behind by inflation and the costs of war.
Aftermath: the Economy is Propped up by Government Spending × How Alan Greenspan’s Stint as President Ford’s Top Economic Adviser Cemented His Passion for Public Service and Prepared Him to Lead the Fed
0:00 / 19:31 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
Behind the news →
Making Syria’s Transitional Justice Process Meaningful for Survivors and Communities
by Mustafa Haid
How does a new state build justice with survivors who have already built their own path?
0:00 / 19:53 · Narrator Charon
Two Roads to Fast Clinical Trials, and the US Takes Neither
by Alex Tabarrok
Can the United States find a faster path for clinical trials without removing the government gatekeeper?
0:00 / 5:37 · Narrator Algieba
Is It Warm Out There?
by Joshua Partlow
If the signs of a warming planet are everywhere, why has the conversation gone quiet?
0:00 / 9:55 · Narrator Rasalgethi
For the curious →
Ghosts of Summers Past
by Lisa Marie Basile
Why does the body hold onto the dread of a season that the mind has forgotten?
0:00 / 9:36 · Narrator Sulafat
Smart escape →
What’s the Ideal Target for a Heist?
by Drew Magary
If perfection is mostly accidental, why is it still the standard for everything?
0:00 / 22:50 · Narrator Gacrux