Reason is More Than a Tool
by Sasha Mudd
If a machine can find the fastest route, who decides if the destination is worth reaching?
0:00 / 27:31 · Narrator Sulafat
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2026-10-01
Today's Crosscut
Health and Longevity
Cardiologists now urge patients to treat cholesterol decades before a heart attack, while new research warns that the fitness obsession with eating massive amounts of protein might actually sabotage cellular health.
Cholesterol Control Gets Personalized – a Cardiologist Explains How New Guidelines Tailor Treatment to Your Unique Risk Profile × Is More Protein Always Better? Despite the Craze Around the Nutrient, Research-Backed Evidence About Its Benefits is Complicated
0:00 / 27:36 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
For the curious →
What Fish Can Teach Us About AI: Reflections on Reading ‘What a Fish Knows’ Alongside ‘Scary Smart
by John Kurien
If people can't recognize the mind of a fish, how will they understand a thinking machine?
0:00 / 8:55 · Narrator Charon
Why the Bronze Age Collapsed
by Works in Progress
What happens to an empire when a farmer can forge a weapon from the local dirt?
0:00 / 22:15 · Narrator Sulafat
Smart escape →
The Human Frequency
by Greg Easley
If a machine can build a playlist in seconds, why spend decades mixing one by hand?
0:00 / 31:03 · Narrator Charon
The Unbridled Joy of Printing Your Favorite Photos
by Adam Clark Estes
If a phone holds thirty thousand photos, what happens when you finally print just one?
0:00 / 10:39 · Narrator Algieba