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What Broke Trust in Journalism & How to Fix It, According to Ken Auletta
May 18, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minThe media industry is under assault. This week, we turn to one of the world’s most experienced and trusted media observers for a solution: Ken Auletta, who has covered the industry for almost 50 years for the New Yorker. Auletta has…
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Are Psychedelics on the Verge of Going Mainstream?
May 11, 2026 · 40 minPresident Trump surprised many people a few weeks ago when he signed an executive order accelerating research into psychedelics. Compounds like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, ketamine, and others have developed large and enthusiastic followings in…
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Why AI Will Never Be Conscious, According to a Consciousness Expert
May 4, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minAnil Seth is concerned about the “mythology of conscious AI” – the growing argument that LLMs and other AI systems might one day achieve consciousness. Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of…
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An Extraordinary Gene Editing Treatment Could Mark a Turning Point in Medicine
April 27, 2026 · 47 minIn the summer of 2024, a baby named KJ was born with a rare disease with a 50% mortality rate. Six months later, he became the first patient to receive personalized gene editing therapy. He is now healthy and thriving. Dr. Jeff Coller, who…
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Wildfires Are Only Getting Worse. What Can We Do?
April 20, 2026 · 34 minDr. Kira Hoffman once fought fires as a firefighter. Now she works on starting them - for the sake of wildfire prevention. Dr. Hoffman is a fire ecologist at the University of British Columbia and an expert in why wildfires are getting…
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Is U.S. Air Travel in Crisis?
April 13, 2026 · 46 minRecent high-profile tragedies, FAA understaffing and underinvestment, and ballooning TSA lines during the government shutdown have many questioning whether U.S. air travel is as safe as we've been told — but what's the reality? And how do…
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Most Americans Support Legal Immigration. Why Can't We Enact Clear Policy?
April 6, 2026 · 41 minOne of the biggest issues in the last few elections has been… immigration. And yet: most Americans support legal immigration and a path to citizenship, and aren't worried about immigrants taking their jobs. So why can't the U.S. enact…
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The Jagged Frontier: How AI Will Transform Your Job, According to Wharton's Ethan Mollick
March 30, 2026 · 46 minEthan Mollick, a Wharton professor and author of the Substack One Useful Thing, describes today’s AI systems as a “jagged frontier," where AI outperforms humans in some tasks but falls short in others. This unevenness means the technology…