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Latest Dispatches

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July 20, 2026

What the Data Gives Away

Dynomight on the coming end of pseudonymity, Brian Potter scores 239 laws against their promises, and a Sears-catalog rewrite of American growth.

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July 13, 2026

Thinking in Decades

Scott Alexander's team publishes its plan for AI going well, Joel Mokyr defends his Nobel thesis, and Ted Gioia argues the Odyssey belongs in the music department.

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April 13, 2026

Underrated Ways to Change the World

Experimental History on overlooked paths to impact, Dario Amodei's five-hour conversation with Lex Fridman, and Ethan Mollick on what just happened in AI.

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