Our reporters published investigations this year on the Trump administration, health care, education and more.
These are the stories readers spent the most time with in 2025.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-most-read-stories-2025?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Journalism #Longreads #Reporting #Investigation #Trump #Health #Education
The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader
Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country
The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader
Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country
Really well written summary of the worlds energy politics and great analysis. And a damn nice read, too.
The pivot http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/10/the-pivot-1.html
GenAI and what it does to the brain.
Truly excellent "long read" article about genAI and what it does to those who come to rely on it. Well researched, with insightful quotes from thoughtful people.
Good science/tech journalism used to be like that, but on AI topics this has become rare. So much easier for the salaried writer of a mainstream paper just to follow the hype.
The author, Sophie McBain, is listed as a "freelance writer" for Guardian, Times and New Statesman. I am glad she's kept her free mind.
Author Sophie McBain wasn't on my radar screen, though it turns out I had read some of her pieces before.
Good journalists / longform writers are scarce. We want to recognise them.
Here's her website:
https://sophiemcbain.com/319-2/
#GoodJournalists #ScienceJournalism #longform #LongReads #SophieMcBain
Really well written summary of the worlds energy politics and great analysis. And a damn nice read, too.
The pivot http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/10/the-pivot-1.html
"In a recent study, gastroenterologists who used A.I. to detect polyps during colonoscopies got significantly worse at finding polyps themselves."
Dhruv Khullar for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/29/if-ai-can-diagnose-patients-what-are-doctors-for
#Longreads #Medicine #AI #Doctors #HealthCare #ArtificialIntelligence
