workweek reading recs (4 August 2025)

[matsushima]

It's still Sunday! I didn't mean to scare you, there. I'm posting this ahead of time because I'll be AFK all day tomorrow and Tuesday, flying back home for the school year after being away for the summer.

• How to Spot AI Hype and Avoid The AI Con, According to Two Experts (2025/05)
• The “Careless People” Who Make Up Elite Institutions (2025/07)
• Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she's carrying on his legacy. (2025/06)
  Content notes: Gaza genocide
• The Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys (2025/07)
• Crisis hotline shares data with for-profit spinoff, raising ethical questions (2022/01)
  Content notes: Suicidal ideation
• Noah Is Still Here (2025/07)
  Content notes: Death of a child, fatal incurable childhood illness (Trisomy 18)
• Rethinking Adult ADHD (2025)
• Podcast: In Bed With the Right: MLM Nation with Bridget Read (2025/06)

This week's nonprofit is The Trevor Project.