Saturday, May 16, 2026
ArchiveErdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?
A Stanford mathematician woke up to find ChatGPT had solved his 7-year problem in 80 minutes. He walks through what happened and what it means for the future of pure math.
The Strange Alliance Trying to Remake American Psychiatry
MAGA health skeptics and left-wing critical psychiatry activists want the same thing: to blow up 40 years of antidepressant orthodoxy. This maps the unlikely alliance and its real stakes.
How China’s Population Stopped Noticing Their Country Had Been Sealed
Three lockdowns trained a population not to notice the exit doors had been welded shut. A behavioral lens on how China sealed itself without anyone pushing back.
How Alpha Particles Can Break Computer Chips
Intel couldn't figure out what kept corrupting their chips in the 1970s. The culprit was the ceramic packaging itself, secretly firing alpha particles at the memory. Pure detective-story physics.
Rare Ebola Strain With No Vaccine Linked to 80 Deaths in Congo
A rare Ebola strain with no vaccine circulated undetected for weeks in Congo's conflict zone before killing 80 people. The surveillance gaps here are alarming.