The AI-Assisted Strategic Own Goal in the Kill Chain
by Dan Summers
If a machine picks a target in seconds, who decides if the strike is actually wise?
0:00 / 17:02 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
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2026-10-05
Today's Crosscut
Fighting Mosquito Diseases
To stop diseases carried by mosquitoes, should officials use weather data to predict outbreaks like they do in Kerala, or use genetic engineering to wipe the insects out entirely?
Scientists at IAV, Keralam Develop Dengue Early Warning System to Forecast Trends × Mosquitoes Are a Choice
0:00 / 23:31 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
Is AI the End of Math as We Know It?
by Jordana Cepelewicz
When a machine skips straight to the answer, who is left to understand the math?
0:00 / 18:24 · Narrator Sulafat
For the curious →
Why Long-brewing Physical and Mental Breakdowns Feel so Sudden
by Sasi S Senga
When a breakdown feels sudden, how long had the body been quietly holding itself together?
0:00 / 13:39 · Narrator Charon
The Case Against Exceptionalism
by Alex Sujong Laughlin
How much of a life can a family trade away for an Ivy League acceptance letter?
0:00 / 13:46 · Narrator Algieba
Smart escape →
Lessons for the 21st Century From a 200-year-old Book by ‘Frankenstein’ Author Mary Shelley
by Eileen Hunt, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
How did a private diary of grief become a story about the end of the world?
0:00 / 7:44 · Narrator Gacrux