Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms ^28.2%

NPR - By Anusha Mathur, Sanidhya Sharma - 4/20/2026, 9:00 AM

Optimism Bias 16.6% - Anecdotal 8.2% - Appeal to Emotion 7.2%

Fifteen minutes after Susan Bourgeois was appointed to lead Louisiana Economic Development, the state agency responsible for strengthening business growth, she got her first data center pitch. "I was pulled aside in the lobby of the Hilton hotel by the CEO of Entergy Louisiana, who said, 'We have a project and need to talk,'" Bourgeois... more

AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it ^70.1%

NPR - By Geoff Brumfiel, Sanidhya Sharma - 11/30/2025, 10:00 AM

You're lazing around the living room after a big holiday meal, when your uncle starts flipping through vertical videos. "Did you see that one of the cat snatching that snake out of a dude's bed?" he asks. Is it real? Is it fake? You feel a headache coming on. "We're being overrun by slop," said Mike Caulfield, a co-author of the book... more