Did Artificial Intelligence Just Get Too Smart?
This episode contains strong language.In the past few weeks, a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence — ChatGPT — has put extraordinary powers in the hands of anyone with access to...
16 Dec 202233min
Scenes from a Russian Draft Office
This fall, as Russia’s losses mounted in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a draft. Almost immediately, hundreds of thousands of men fled the country, though many more stayed.Valerie Hopkins...
15 Dec 202235min
The Unexpected Ways the Left is Winning in the Abortion Fight
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this year, it appeared to be an unvarnished victory for the anti-abortion movement.But as the year draws to a close, the realities of a post-Roe America a...
14 Dec 202222min
The Far-Right Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government
Three thousand security officers fanned out across Germany this past week, raiding 150 homes, arresting 25 people and putting more than 50 others under investigation for plotting to overthrow the nati...
13 Dec 202223min
How Layoff News Is Hiding a Hot Job Market
Companies like Meta and Twitter have said that they will be cutting jobs. Google and Amazon have announced that they are putting a freeze on any new hiring.Are tech layoffs a sign of things to come ac...
12 Dec 202221min
The Sunday Read: ‘Ukraine’s 15,000-Mile Lifeline’
Shortly after the war in Ukraine began, terrified civilians from across the country made their way to their cities’ main train stations.The stations became scenes of great panic, with people jostling ...
11 Dec 20221h 2min
A Court Case That Could Transform Elections
On one level, the case brought before the Supreme Court is about gerrymandering. But on a broader level, it’s about a theory that would completely reorient the relationship between the federal and sta...
9 Dec 202230min
Why Haiti Asked for an Intervention
This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. Haiti is unraveling. Gangs control much of the capital, thousands have been displaced and hundreds more are dead.In recent weeks, the governme...
8 Dec 202231min
