Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2026 - 2nd March

Hi 

Sharing this week’s list of 20 articles, short stories and informative videos

1. https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/insearch-of-the-leisure-class/

2. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/1/the-us-israeli-war-on-iran-could-rewrite-gulf-security-calculations

3. https://aeon.co/essays/rammohun-roy-on-why-government-must-have-an-ethical-presence

4. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/mud-acoustics

5. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/china-winning-waiting

6. https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/identitieswhat-are-they-good-for/articles/intellectuals-are-ordinary

7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/blindness-visible/202603/seeing-is-not-always-knowing-the-limits-of-visual-authority

8. https://philosophynow.org/issues/172/Cicero_and_the_Ideal_of_Virtue

9. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-roman-game-board-was-a-mystery-researchers-used-ai-to-figure-out-how-to-play-180988266/

10. https://www.noemamag.com/why-ai-doesnt-need-a-mind-to-matter/

11. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled

12. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/02/world/india-richer-cities-unlivable/

13. https://aeon.co/essays/who-is-walter-mignolo-architect-of-decoloniality

14. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/how-important-was-battle-hastings

15. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/global-health-aid-needs-broader-financial-base-by-bertrand-badre-and-johanna-benesty-2026-02

16. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scholar-recognized-the-inscriptions-in-the-margins-of-this-manuscript-the-scribbles-turned-out-to-be-galileos-handwritten-notes-180988269/

17. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/01/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-iranian-campaign-an-war-that-risks-becoming-the-new-normal

18. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/21/the-60-second-rule-colour-theory-yet-more-ways-were-supposed-to-live-our-lives

19. https://aeon.co/essays/psychopathy-is-a-zombie-idea-why-does-it-cling-on

20. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-elusive-brain/202602/virginia-woolf-and-the-reclaiming-of-attention

Short stories

1. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/The-Scarlet-Plague-by-Jack-London

2. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/Myths-and-Legends-of-China-by-Werner

Informative videos 

1. The tiny organisms transforming farming https://www.ted.com/talks/karsten_temme_the_tiny_organisms_transforming_farming

2. The story you're not hearing about AI data centers https://www.ted.com/talks/ay_e_coskun_the_story_you_re_not_hearing_about_ai_data_centers

Happy Reading