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Apr 20, 2026
Plus: mysterious "little red dots" baffling JWST astronomers, a disabled mother's search for self-forgiveness, and whether our ancestors felt pain like we do.
Apr 17, 2026
Plus: questions about a nonspeaking autistic author's novel, Telegram groups sharing assault techniques, and a 3D-printed housing scam in Illinois.
Apr 16, 2026
Plus: the Sims creator's decade-long quest to map the human psyche, the Penn State hazing death that could have been stopped, and two 58-year-olds training for Everest.
Apr 15, 2026
Plus: why understanding how AI "thinks" matters, a philosopher on why we've turned everything into a means to an end, and the five engineers who tried to stop Challenger.
Apr 14, 2026
Plus: The Atlantic's verdict on America's best free restaurant bread, how Sony destroyed the Alamo Drafthouse, and fake Keytruda vials killing cancer patients in Mexico and Nepal.
