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Sunday, May 24, 2026

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articleThe New Yorker
The Leader of NASA’s Artemis II Mission Is Still Moonstruck

The Artemis II commander just went farther from Earth than any human in history. He talks maple cookies in zero-g, the view from deep space, and what he did on his first day home.

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articleNew York Times
How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington

A shadow industry of lawyers and lobbyists now sells presidential clemency to white-collar criminals. The fees, the pitch decks, and the access games are wilder than you'd guess.

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videoBloomberg
Pope Leo Focusing on AI in First Encyclical

The new Pope's first encyclical is about AI, and Anthropic's co-founder got invited to the unveiling. The Vatican-Silicon Valley pipeline you didn't see coming.

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articleAP News
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away

Scientists in Africa identified a mysterious pathogen on a cruise ship in European waters — remotely, within 24 hours. The genomic detective story is remarkable.

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podcastOdd Lots
Architect Norman Foster on Why the West Struggles to Build Big

The world's most famous architect explains why China builds mega-projects in years while the West debates them for decades. Economics, ego, and engineering constraints.

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