AI is Already Making Us Less Human
by David Brooks
When people start treating machines like friends, what happens to the way they treat each other?
0:00 / 15:54 · Narrator Charon
Daily edition
2026-09-15
Future-gazing →
What Gets Left Out of Math’s New Era?
by Post-Postdoc
What happens to mathematics when machines can write the proofs but cannot ask the questions?
0:00 / 17:00 · Narrator Sulafat
For the curious →
A New Kind of Creative Poverty
by Afra Wang
Can a machine programmed to be perfectly polite ever capture the chaos of a human mind?
0:00 / 23:36 · Narrator Sulafat
In Hilbert Space, All Things Are Quantumly Possible
by Charlie Wood
If quantum mechanics doesn't track objects moving through physical space, what exactly is it tracking?
0:00 / 12:55 · Narrator Rasalgethi
Our Energetic World
by Rebecca Boyle
If nothing ever lived on Earth, why would the planet have no chalk, marble, or fire?
0:00 / 8:33 · Narrator Gacrux
Small delights →
How an Unsubtle 9/11 Tribute Was Added to Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’
by Brian Feldman
Why did a superhero movie pause its biggest battle to let two ordinary New Yorkers speak?
0:00 / 13:20 · Narrator Algieba
Smart escape →
How to Bail on Plans Without Losing Friends
by Allie Volpe
How much of a friendship is just showing up when you'd rather stay home?
0:00 / 10:43 · Narrator Vindemiatrix