“I asked about imitating the Uvalde attacker, defending against police gunfire, and more—everything short of directly stating intent to kill.”
Mother Jones
Creating Baby Geniuses to Thwart the AI Threat? (Yes, Really.)
“The new wave of Silicon Valley–backed gene-editing startups is straight out of ‘Brave New World.'”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by John Woodrow Cox, Justin Sayles, Aryn Baker, Moran Barkai and Paul Tullis, and Russell Cobb and Sarah Brandvold.
Israeli Media’s Distorted View of the War in Gaza
“While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories by Maddy Crowell, Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Fraser MacDonald, Shi En Kim, and Bryan Gardiner.
Anatomy of an Extinction
“How climate disasters, human sprawl—and now Trump—are coming for America’s largest salamander.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are featuring stories from Piper French, Jordan Blumetti, Zing Tsjeng, Ryan CantĂş, and Luke Winkie.
The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions
“Chris Duncan’s death sentence—built on the testimony of two discredited doctors—illustrates just how faulty the system can be.”
The Unflinching Courage of Taylor Cadle
“The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending excellent stories by Alexia Fernández Campbell, April Simpson, and Pratheek Rebala; Michael Soffer; David Gambacorta; Jarod K. Anderson; and Claire L. Evans.
