Using AI to Help Doctors Save Lives
Every year in the U.S., tens of thousands of hospital patients die of preventable causes. For many of these patients, warning signs are subtle and easy for doctors to miss.…
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Lily Gladstone (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) is Making History
Actor Lily Gladstone made history last month when she netted a Best Actress nomination for her work in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. At the top, we discuss…
Into the Black Lair: V2 Rocket (Part 2)
In the 1920s, Germany’s Society for Spaceship Travel boasted some of the sharpest scientific minds – like the incandescently brilliant young Wernher von Braun. But it had very little money,…
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
One day in the car, Paul McCartney heard a BBC production of the absurdist play “Ubu Cocu” by French writer Alfred Jarry. Taken by the rebelliousness of the radio play,…
Love Lessons from the “Masters of Relationships”
Some people are just good at building and maintaining healthy partnerships. In their “Love Lab,” the married researchers Dr. John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman have seen how certain…
Duff McKagan
In the minds of many rock fans, Duff McKagan will forever be known first and foremost as the bassist for Guns N’ Roses. The band’s white-hot reign in the late…
Camouflage Bias: Part 3
In 2022, we released a series called Camouflage Bias that told the story of Ronnie Carrasquillo– a man who was loosely connected to a trial we covered in Deep Cover…
How to Make Your Habits Stick
Our daily habits are the key to reaching our long-term goals, argues writer James Clear. His bestselling book, “Atomic Habits,” distills the most compelling research on how to break bad…
The Returns: An Election Mini-Series from The Last Archive
Election Year 2024 is upon us. And it promises to be a bit of a mess. But where did all this mess come from? In a 4-episode mini-series drawing from…
Making Dam Good Hydropower
Gia Schneider is the co-founder and CEO of Natel Energy, a company that is trying to transform the way hydroelectric power works. Gia’s problem is this: how do you draw…
Band on the Run
Paul McCartney found himself in a tricky place after The Beatles’ break up. What did his musical future look like without the three musicians he’d spent half of his life…
Love Me Do
Countless decisions, large and small, aided The Beatles’ ascent to the top of popular culture. The release of their debut single, “Love Me Do,” in the UK in the fall…
