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September 2026

30 SepEven at 1.5C, Antarctica's ice loss is already locked in1129 SepNobody forecast the war, so high oil prices will stick around1328 SepThe people grading Copilot's images are reading your private photos1027 SepIf Yellowstone blew tomorrow, would it end us?426 SepMurder trial plays the AI love song he made for his mistress725 SepThe last line of defence for disabled students just went quiet924 SepAmerican life expectancy has slipped to 38th1023 SepAmericans already pay for most of their health care through taxes1222 SepOpenAI fired the people who used AI to train its AI1221 SepYour ears adapt to noise. Your body does not.820 SepYour watch's readiness score has no research behind it519 SepSea lions are dying by the thousands in Chile. Humans may be next918 SepLet AI do the homework and exam scores drop 20%1017 SepFor $3.75 a month, he filled a real band's Spotify page with AI slop1016 SepStrangers put a price on your life and labelled you easy money1215 SepNo loneliness epidemic, just an epidemic of social scurvy1414 SepWhy does your boss keep asking if you used AI?813 SepYou remember where you were on 9/11. Four in ten details are wrong412 SepThe AI didn't wake up, the Python loop was left unattended911 SepTwo babies died of measles. The CDC's count became an asterisk1410 SepThe eight-glasses rule traces back to an obituary119 SepForget 10,000 Steps? Pace May Matter More118 SepBorder Patrol tracks your banking to find an excuse to pull you over107 SepCorporate America built a better Roach Motel66 SepWhen reading dies, can civilization survive?55 SepYour Boss Is Watching You84 SepThe Dark Side of Mindfulness163 SepCompared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?142 SepPluralistic: Unpermissioned research (02 Sep 2026)131 SepJust bury your trash21