We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun - for weekend reading. Below are some from this week - pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• Reading an article online? It’s now a coin flip whether it was authored by a human or AI (Sherwood)

• Why aren’t smart people happier? (Seeds of Science)

• No, Ronald Reagan Didn’t Love Tariffs: Reagan did, in fact, repeatedly emphasize the virtues of free trade. (Paul Krugman)

• The Math Trick Hidden in Your Credit Card Number: Find out how this simple algorithm from the 1960s catches your typos. (Scientific American)

• USA’s EV retreat is a huge win for No. 1 trade rival China (CNN)

• And how do you divide Canada into four equal population zones? (Instagram)

• The Tariff Vindication That Wasn’t: Matthew Lynn would have us believe that tariffs are being paid almost entirely by foreign countries, but really, tariff revenues come straight from the American people (Law & Liberty)

• Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory (BBC)

• Michigan’s Cheap Weed Just Went Up in Smoke: The 24% tax may only be the beginning of a wider crackdown for the Wolverine State’s marijuana industry. (Slate)

• Your Brain’s Memory of a Story Depends on How It Was Told: Telling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that the listener uses to form memories (Scientific American)

• Are we living in a golden age of stupidity? From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently (The Guardian)

• Out to Pasture: Why Hollywood’s Animal Actors Can’t Find Work (Hollywood Reporter)

• Has the peak of social media passed? (Source: GWI)
  

What are you reading or listening to?