Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2026 - 10th June 2026

Hi 

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

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-digital-self/202606/ai-and-the-empowerment-paradox

2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/the-guardian-view-on-children-and-the-internet-rolling-back-big-techs-untrammelled-power

3. https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-measuring-earths-true-shape-matter-for-science

4. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/the-guardian-view-on-climate-equality-a-richer-life-and-real-public-abundance-not-just-more-stuff

5. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/6/6/what-afghanistans-rotten-apples-tell-us-about-its-non-profit-sector

6. https://daily.jstor.org/how-national-geographic-conquered-american-culture/

7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/this-is-america/202606/examining-the-enduring-appeal-of-astrology

8. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/500-years-ago-da-vincis-notebook-was-cut-up-and-separated-now-the-inventors-manuscripts-and-drawings-are-reconstructed-in-an-online-archive-180988922/

9. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/economists-maths-growth-doomed-strategy-un-agencies-political-leaders

10. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/6/7/iran-after-100-days-of-war-the-triumph-of-survival

11. https://aeon.co/essays/why-being-autistic-can-be-a-lot-of-fun

12. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/nero-versus-christians

13. https://daily.jstor.org/building-brasilia/

14. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-hunger-artist/202606/the-numbers-that-try-to-tell-us-how-to-eat-and-move

15. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-tanjia-a-meat-stew-slow-cooked-in-bathhouses-shaped-marrekeshs-social-life-180988921/

16. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/books-literary-life/harvard-shakespeare-scholar-stephen-king

17. https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/europe-economic-malaise-rooted-in-lack-of-dynamism-by-philippe-aghion-and-simon-johnson-2026-06

18. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/end-open-internet

19. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mood-lab/202606/why-we-oversimplify-psychology

20. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/spacex-as-modern-day-east-india-company-could-escape-sovereign-control-by-alessio-terzi-and-stefano-marcuzzi-2026-06

Short stories

1. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/the-door-in-the-wall

2. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/The-Stolen-White-Elephant

Informative videos 

1. How to build a career you actually love https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gurley_how_to_build_a_career_you_actually_love

2. Why the best ideas come from play

https://www.ted.com/talks/maxwell_pearce_why_the_best_ideas_come_from_play

Happy Reading