The Brutalist Report

The Conversation

• Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents [9d]
• Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’ [9d]
• The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process [9d]
• Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use [9d]
• Christmas trees are more expensive than ever in Colorado — what gives? [9d]
• Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s [9d]
• How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth [9d]
• Best way for employers to support employees with chronic mental illness is by offering flexibility [9d]
• From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns [9d]
• How are dark matter and antimatter different? [9d]
• Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success [9d]
• Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy [9d]
• 2025’s extreme weather had the jet stream’s fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes [9d]
• Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton’s ideas to today’s TikTok explainers [9d]