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Medical mysteries, research breakthroughs, and the human body in surprising contexts.

Science & Health

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The Chatbot That Talked a Man Into a Psych Ward

Apr 17, 2026

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9 min read

The Chatbot That Talked a Man Into a Psych Ward

Plus: questions about a nonspeaking autistic author's novel, Telegram groups sharing assault techniques, and a 3D-printed housing scam in Illinois.

Media

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Women Are Dying at America's Only Federal Prison for Dialysis

Apr 15, 2026

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7 min read

Women Are Dying at America's Only Federal Prison for Dialysis

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.

Culture

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He Warned the World About AI. He Couldn't Warn His Own Father.

Apr 14, 2026

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8 min read

He Warned the World About AI. He Couldn't Warn His Own Father.

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.

Culture

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She Fell in Love With an AI. Then She Held Its Funeral.

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

She Fell in Love With an AI. Then She Held Its Funeral.

Plus: how 1980s mergers turned law firms into billable-hour machines, Virginia's high-stakes gerrymandering referendum, and peptide vials found to contain lead and endotoxins.

Human Interest

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One in Four "Vegetative" Patients Is Conscious. Almost None Are Ever Tested.

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

One in Four "Vegetative" Patients Is Conscious. Almost None Are Ever Tested.

Plus: the Buffalo Catholics who raided two draft boards in their underwear, how the Mellon Foundation controls American humanities, and a father's grief written from a looping TikTok video.

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