Let the People Set the Pace of Frontier AI
by Hélène Landemore
If the people building artificial intelligence are asking to slow down, why are they still racing?
0:00 / 19:52 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
Daily edition
2026-09-24
Today's Crosscut
Adapting the Odyssey
How does a writer keep an old story alive: by obsessing over the exact sound of the original Greek syllables, or by hijacking the plot entirely to teach a French prince how to rule?
Emily Wilson Can’t Let <em>The Odyssey</em> Go × Power, Prudence, and Restraint in Fénelon’s Telemachus
0:00 / 1:04:18 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
A New Generation of Moms Who Get High
by Sarah Levy
If a mother gets high to stay patient with her kids, is she really being present?
0:00 / 12:43 · Narrator Gacrux
For the curious →
How John Coltrane is My Bridge Between Two Loves – Jazz and Carnatic Music
by Shruti Rajagopalan
Where does a jazz solo go when the chord changes stop and a steady drone begins?
0:00 / 17:35 · Narrator Sulafat
Small delights →
José Mourinho Gives Real Madrid Exactly What It Paid For
by Luis Paez-Pumar
Why would a football team actually need a manager who makes everything about himself?
0:00 / 8:45 · Narrator Rasalgethi
Smart escape →
Lessons From Wyatt Earp Country
by Zeno Franco
How does an old farmer on a tractor change a boy's idea of what makes a man?
0:00 / 10:58 · Narrator Charon
Does My Pet Have a Soul?
by Casper ter Kuile
If animals don't have souls, why does losing a dog feel like losing a family member?
0:00 / 9:34 · Narrator Algieba