Saturday, September 26, 2026
ArchiveIran’s Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump
Iran's president showed up to UN talks looking completely drained—seven months of conflict with the US and Israel will do that. The New Yorker digs into what Tehran actually wants from a Trump negotiation and why they're so skeptical it'll work.
How Militarizing the Triumphal Arch Could Backfire for Trump
Trump's plan to add military hardware to his planned DC monument raises questions about what messaging actually sticks with voters—and what just looks desperate.
We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians
Terry Tao on why math needs way more people working on it—turns out there are entire problem categories we're barely touching because we don't have enough bodies.
The AI double squeeze: job loss and predatory debt | The Gray Area
A writer displaced by AI turned to payday loan apps for cash, only to discover they're designed to trap you in debt cycles. The mechanics are darker than you'd think.
In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life
Two scientists found organisms in a cheap motel room that might finally explain how life made one of its biggest evolutionary leaps—all because they refused to let a shoestring budget kill their curiosity.