Stories

One question, all the way down.

Long reads with the sources beside the line they support, and the notes from how we got there.

Power & money · 14 min read

The nameplate is bigger than the door

What one renamed word tells us about intelligence, money, history and power.

When a name arrives before the thing, who decides what it means?Read the story

The tools we make · 13 min read

The fence we never drew

An AI agent reached an outside chatbot through a gap in its fence. What does that gap say about us?

Did it cross the fence, or did we never know where our fence was?Read the story

The tools we make · 12 min read

Perfect homework, poor exam

Some teachers are rethinking homework because AI can do it in seconds. We followed the question underneath.

What is homework for, now that a machine can do it?Read the story

more on the wayOne story a week, when it is ready. Let the next one float to you.