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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Mariana Serapicos, Camille Bromley, Devon Fredericksen, Georgia Brown, and Sarah Golibart Gorman.
The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians
“A handful of gifted young tech people set out to save the world. For years, WIRED has been tracking each twist and turn of their alleged descent into mayhem and death.”
The Ramen Lord
“It is cooking that veers into the domain of laboratory science.”
If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?
“Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects.”
Chasing the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
“At sixty-eight years old, the photographer returns time and again to this sliver of eastern Arkansas to try to secure an image of the bird.”
My Mother, the Poker Shark
“My mother realized that the best way she could pay the bills on time was to start playing poker again.”
A Year in Reading: A Shift in Perspective
The stories that sparked awe and made me think differently in 2024.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Michael Wilson, Joseph Bien-Kahn, Jason Anthony, AC Shelton, and Tom Breihan.
Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible
“History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.”

