Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2026 - 3rd June 2026

Hi 

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

1. https://aeon.co/essays/why-mozarts-operas-are-tests-of-moral-character

2. https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/humanism-in-a-posthumanist-age/articles/how-antihumanism-turned-on-its-authors

3. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/02/will-the-ai-economy-create-a-permanent-underclass

4. https://daily.jstor.org/how-race-shaped-new-yorks-view-of-chinese-opera/

5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-health-matters/202606/nostalgia-vs-anemoia-the-difference-between-experience-and

6. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/public-ownership-of-strategic-firms-requires-investment-in-state-capacity-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-anna-hope-emerson-2026-06

7. https://www.salon.com/2026/05/16/pcos-is-now-pmos-millions-of-women-might-now-get-better-diagnosis-treatment/

8. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/end-foreign-aid-not-end-development-mark-suzman

9. https://www.noemamag.com/how-ais-see-our-world/

10. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/02/1138227/how-small-businesses-can-leverage-ai/

11. https://aeon.co/essays/lets-save-the-enlightenment-baby-from-its-muddied-bathwater

12. https://daily.jstor.org/inventing-machismo-in-the-us/

13. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-do-pigeons-find-their-way-home-new-research-suggests-the-birds-remarkable-navigational-skills-come-from-their-livers-180988884/

14. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/5/23/the-pollution-that-outlives-war

15. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/indian-citizenship-act

16. https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/science-culture/the-spiritual-side-of-geology

17. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/prepare-for-imminent-return-of-el-nino-un-warns

18. https://daily.jstor.org/a-history-wrapped-in-banana-leaves/

19. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/restoring-the-equilibrium/202606/are-we-living-or-being-lived

20. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/gin-and-tonic-is-a-cocktail-with-a-storied-history-dont-overlook-scotlands-connection-to-the-classic-180988875/

Short stories

1. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/Tales-of-Space-and-Time-by-H-G-Wells

2. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/Extract-from-Captain-Stormfield-s-Visit-to-Heaven

Informative videos 

1. How to escape the smartphone doom loop https://www.ted.com/talks/larz_may_elise_hu_how_to_escape_the_smartphone_doom_loop

2. The invisible infrastructure in the sky https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_bry_the_invisible_infrastructure_in_the_sky

Happy Reading