What at first seems like an academic overview turns into a meditation on the value of any creative act, including thinking about audience, opportunity, and waste. Give yourself the gift of 9 minutes and just read it.—Scott @ Medium

Detailed experience of this author's journey writing and drawing for their book. Encouraging but also doesn't hide any of the hardships. "If you are interested in writing a book, I think you should do it. Here's the story of this one."—Claud @ Medium

Such simple, commonsense advice, but so difficult to apply consistently: "the more you try to control your inner world by avoidance... the more control it has over you." —Harris @ Medium

Designed in 2023, this is the first scientifically validated tool to measure one’s susceptibility to misinformation (meaning it’s repeatable and reliable). As Andrea Romeo explains, "it’s on all of us to stay sharp-eyed out there, raise our information standards, and learn to question what’s presented to us online." —Harris @ Medium

I appreciated this first-hand account of what it was like to work for the pope, written by a longtime papal secretary: "He met people where they were at and welcomed any opportunity to dialogue, even if his words and gestures were misinterpreted or usurped." —Harris @ Medium

I just... loved this? Like Vaibhavi, my notes app has become a mishmash of story ideas, grocery lists, passwords, and meeting notes. This is fine! There is beauty in the chaos. —Harris @ Medium

A writer based in Porto, Portugal shares her experience and thoughts on food access during yesterday’s nationwide power outage. —Pax @ Medium

One of the best responses to the rise of AI I've seen yet: No matter how easy technology makes our jobs, hard work will always be necessary to our happiness and well-being. —Harris @ Medium

I thought this was fascinating: a game designer on "compulsion loops" that keep kids playing, and how his son's behavior changed days after he got into Minecraft. It ends with a few practical tips for parents who interested in identifying "dark patterns" in games and balancing digital play with analog activities. —Harris @ Medium

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Great take on AI, especially in the workplace (and beyond). —Cameron @ Medium

Jonathan Hofer, a public policy expert, adds nuance to commonly misunderstood definitions of the political "left" and "right" across western democracies—it definitely deepened my understanding. —Harris @ Medium

As Pete Sena describes it, apps like Replit and v0 let any of us "blink software into reality"—enter a prompt, and it will build whatever game or app you can imagine (within reason). The term for this, coined by OpenAI founder Andrej Karpathy, is "vibe coding." It's exciting, but also destabilizing, and as Sena writes, “the bottleneck is no longer development speed, it’s knowing which problems are worth solving.” —Harris @ Medium

Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian citizen with no criminal record, was held in ICE detention for two weeks. Here is her story. —Pax @ Medium

A mathematician and data scientist examines tariffs through the lens of game theory. Mathematical models of trade wars show that *cooperation* usually wins out over more competitive strategies long-term. —Harris @ Medium

This is cool: "Harley Peyton, who wrote or co-wrote 13 of the original series’ 30 episodes, breaks down everything he learned from the experience." There's a link to a PDF of the pilot script at the end! —Brittany @ Medium

Honest thoughts by a father of a four-year-old. It's about caring for a child but it's also about living and how to live. —Claud @ Medium

“I often remind myself that every day is a privilege to do what I do,” writes Adam Scotti, Justin Trudeau’s official photographer for the last 15 years. On Medium, he drops hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the former Prime Minister road-tripping around the country (and the world). —Harris @ Medium

You've never seen memory like this before. Fascinating. I want one! —Curation team member @ Medium