Seven Shortcuts That Say Yes for You: Cialdini's Influence, and Which Persuasion Studies Survived
Robert Cialdini's Influence names seven shortcuts that make us say yes, from reciprocity to unity. How each is used on you, how to resist it, and which classic studies held up under replication.
The Wave and the Narrow Path: DeepMind's Co-Founder on Why AI Can't Be Stopped, Only Contained
Mustafa Suleyman's The Coming Wave argues AI and synthetic biology can't be stopped, only contained, along a narrow path between catastrophe and dystopia. His four features, ten steps, and whether the plan holds.
Right About Sleep, Shaky on the Numbers: What Why We Sleep Gets Right, and the Statistics That Don't Hold
Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep is right that sleep runs memory, mood and health, and that adults need seven-plus hours. But several of its scariest numbers, including a WHO "epidemic", don't hold up.
When Words Aren't Enough: The Body Keeps the Score's Big Idea, and What the Evidence Really Supports
Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score says trauma lives on in a body stuck in alarm, so talking alone often isn't enough. Here is his body-first toolkit, and what the evidence supports and disputes.
Make Room Before You Add More: Ed Mylett on Why Real Change Starts by Taking Things Away
The man famous for "one more" now says most of us need less. Ed Mylett on why worry is caught, how your inner thermostat pulls you back, and why change starts with subtraction.
Depression Was the Worst of It: Terry Bradshaw on Why Two Cancers Weren't His Hardest Fight
Four Super Bowls, two cancers, and Terry Bradshaw says depression was worse. How a panic attack, a year of searching, therapy and a code word with his wife finally helped.
Own the Test, Rent the Model: Satya Nadella on Why Your Company's Real AI Asset Isn't the AI
Satya Nadella says treat every AI model as an insider risk, rent cheaper models where they're good enough, and keep your real asset at home: a private test of what good work looks like. We check his claims.
The Proof Came First: AI Is Cracking Famous Math Problems, and No One Understands the Answers Yet
AI has been credited with Navier–Stokes blow-up, a step towards the Riemann hypothesis and a 13-million-line proof of Fermat. Three mathematicians ask who will understand them. We check what was really proved.
Two Hours of School, Then the Real Lessons: Inside Alpha's AI School Day, and Its Shakiest Claim
At Alpha School, AI teaches core subjects in two hours a day; afternoons go to teamwork, speaking and startups. Founder Joe Liemandt explains the model, and we check his "2x learning" claim.
Make It Safe to Be Wrong: 17 Rules for Winning Arguments Without Being Right
Facts rarely win arguments. Chase Hughes's 17 rules do the opposite: slow down, meet the feeling, skip the verdict, and leave the other person a dignified way to change their mind.
Judge the Bet, Not the Result: A Poker Pro's Rules for Deciding When You Can't See the Cards
The 'worst call in Super Bowl history' may have been a sound decision. Annie Duke's Thinking in Bets on why we judge choices by outcomes, and the tools that keep your decisions honest.
You'll Survive the Change You Fear. That's Also Why Your Life Stopped Sparkling
We bounce back from big changes faster than we expect, and that same speed quietly dulls what we keep. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot on why we change too little and how to make life sparkle again.