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Sep 9 • Matt Clancy

California's year of fees, observations from the Camino, and 18,000 questionable images

What we’re reading, September 2, 2026

Sep 2 • Nisha Austin and Matt Clancy

Building Code Reform in Chicago

A what we’re reading spotlight

Aug 28 • Alex Armlovich

Cancer vaccines, what German unification can teach us about housing and innovation, and more

What we’re reading, August 26, 2026

Aug 26 • Matt Clancy

Energy shortages, transformer steel, and the meaning of life

What we’re reading, August 19, 2026

Aug 19 • Matt Clancy

AI peer review goes pro

A what we're reading spotlight

Aug 13 • Jordan Dworkin

Europe's scaling problem, AI peer review goes live, and the next pandemic

What we’re reading, August 12, 2026

Aug 12 • Nisha Austin and Matt Clancy

Unconventional solutions to the housing crisis and more

What we're reading, August 5, 2026

Aug 5 • Matt Clancy

The price of power, an abundance origin story, and what civil service reform actually looks like

What we're reading, July 29, 2026

Jul 29 • Matt Clancy

Ask your bookie if this drug is right for you

What we're reading spotlight

Jul 23 • Saloni Dattani

Paying the NIMBYs, NC kills parking minimums, and Canadian wildfires

What we’re reading, July 22, 2026

Jul 22 • Nisha Austin

The ROAD Act's 124 to-do items, space mirrors, and cancer vaccines (maybe)

What we’re reading, July 15, 2026

Jul 15 • Nisha Austin and Matt Clancy

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