A detailed look at AI’s impact on everyday life.
“🧠 Sunday Special”
Jun 28, 2026
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4 min read
PLUS: How FIFA’s new offside tech maps 29 skeletal points 500 times per second.
Jun 21, 2026
5 min read
PLUS: Why do people check their phones 352 times per day?
Jun 7, 2026
PLUS: The subtle loss of personal agency in the age of AI.
May 31, 2026
PLUS: Why space debris travels 11x faster than an AK-47’s bullets.
May 17, 2026
PLUS: Why drug lords use illegal logging to fund and facilitate narcotics.
May 10, 2026
PLUS: How Google Research is using AI to help reduce traffic by up to 30%.
May 3, 2026
PLUS: Steak, Crab Legs, and Weed in U.S. Prisons
Apr 19, 2026
PLUS: How AI found thousands of planets trillions of miles away.
Apr 12, 2026
10 min read
PLUS: How AI-powered sea drones help us explore the ocean floor.
Mar 29, 2026
9 min read
PLUS: How wildfires actually increase bird populations.
Mar 22, 2026
PLUS: Turning 2 billion Android phones into seismic sensors.
Mar 8, 2026
PLUS: How a 21-year-old won $700,000 translating ancient text.
Mar 1, 2026
PLUS: Not all smiles are created equal? Why the anatomy of a smile matters.
Feb 22, 2026
PLUS: What did the Watergate scandal teach us about investigative journalism?
Feb 8, 2026
11 min read
PLUS: Decoding the doctor’s problematic pain scale.
Feb 1, 2026
PLUS: The algorithms shaping loan approvals.
Jan 18, 2026
PLUS: How advanced eye trackers could catch you in a lie.
Jan 11, 2026
PLUS: What’s the hidden cost of content moderation?
Jan 4, 2026
PLUS: How AI Generates Infinite Super Mario Bros. Levels
Dec 28, 2025
PLUS: Could AI really take your job and end humanity?
Dec 21, 2025
PLUS: How we can understand minds without entering them.
Dec 14, 2025
PLUS: The underlying forces behind hating helpful AI
Dec 7, 2025
PLUS: When will simulations become indistinguishable from reality?
Nov 30, 2025
PLUS: What’s wrong with trying to optimize your life?
Nov 23, 2025
8 min read
PLUS: Can a machine ever make art that moves you?
