3+ week, 6+ day ago   (18+ words) "I look away from the blank crib / instead at instead into a photograph on a screen"...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (585+ words) Data collection To get a better picture of the prevalence of AI-authored content across the internet, we used webpage data sampled from Common Crawl, a nonprofit organization that collects and maintains a large web archive stretching back to 2008. Roughly once…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (54+ words) Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Aug. 24, 2026. More Games From Slate Slate Pears Game 374: Aug. 23, 2026 Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 23, 2026 Slate Crossword: Dust Devil’s Cooler Cousin (Eight Letters) Slate Pears Game 373: Aug. 22, 2026 We need to…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (135+ words) Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor -- a girl who knew little but wanted to learn. Posted by retort at 03:45 PM | 0 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Read the Retort…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (67+ words) Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, though with at least another six weeks of outdoor tennis ahead of me, I’m not quite ready to concede the point. Still, it’s a useful moment to take stock of what we…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (681+ words) Thomas L. Friedman: If I were writing a book about the U.S. war with Iran, I know exactly what the title would be. It would be President Trump's social media post of April 5, 2026, directed at the leaders of Iran: "Open the [expletive]…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (514+ words) With Ireland holding the EU Council presidency for the rest of 2026, there’s never been a better excuse to look at the opportunities offered by the European Union through Erasmus+. Once you start college, you’ll almost definitely hear the word “Erasmus…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (426+ words) By Ewan Scott | Aug 28, 2026 | Featured, News & Analysis, Politics The artificial intelligence buildout is reshaping America’s labor market, creating a powerful wave of demand for skilled tradespeople as data centers and chip plants rise across the country. Construction firms are scrambling…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (505+ words) New York has just opened a debate that Chile should not evade. Its mayor, Zohran Mamdani, established a one-year moratorium on the direct use of generative artificial intelligence for nearly 600,000 students in public schools, from prekindergarten through eighth grade. This…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1002+ words) The complexity of human life is increasing at an extraordinary pace. Technology and artificial intelligence are transforming how we work, communicate and understand the world. Our relationships, families and communities are changing. Questions of identity, education, mental well-being, migration, culture…...