Explore the intricacies of Spotify's shuffle feature in this insightful video. Delve into why it's not truly random, the role of algorithms, and the surprising reasons behind our preference for a ...

Every year, on Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, Catholics around the world hear the same reading from the Gospel of John. As Jesus stands before Pilate, Pilate asks him if he is a king. In reply, ...

In this segment, Mike Broomhead dives deep into the invisible force shaping the next generation: social media algorithms. It’s no longer just about who your kids follow—it’s about what the machine is ...

Something broke in 2025. Not journalism—journalism was collateral damage. What broke was the information system that makes shared reality possible. Without some shared sense of what’s real, democracy ...

Jason Carlisle's “Electric Narratives” reveals Persistent Narrative Seeding — a radical PR framework for the age of algorithms and attention wars. PR isn’t about spinning a press release anymore. It’s ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...