Reading List by Rochelle Dsouza - Year 2026 - 29th July 2026

Hi 

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

1. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/27/panic-falling-birthrates-new-mothers

2. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-false-promise-of-the-first-smart-homes/

3. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/28/kids-summer-holidays-orangutans-playdates-scientists-health-humans

4. https://daily.jstor.org/the-secret-lives-of-insects/

5. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/research/harvard-research-olfactory-journalism-liver-transplant

6. https://daily.jstor.org/born-without-a-country/

7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-fainting-couch/202607/how-medicated-was-the-happy-housewife

8. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cell-on-the-self/202607/why-bilingual-brains-switch-languages-without-asking

9. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-medieval-byzantine-shipwreck-boasts-more-gold-treasures-than-any-other-vessel-found-beneath-the-mediterranean-180989217/

10. https://philosophynow.org/issues/174/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever

11. https://www.forbes.com/sites/we-dont-have-time/2026/07/28/extreme-heat-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-youth-sports/

12. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/28/refugee-convention-at-75-the-world-must-keep-the-promise-that-saved-me

13. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/24/apology-ai-boss-sam-altman-rogue-openai-startup-pentagon

14. https://aeon.co/essays/epistemic-convergence-in-the-study-of-world-philosophies

15. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-this-bee-species-why-do-some-of-daughters-leave-home-while-others-stay-bee-hind-to-help-mom-180989218/

16. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/health-leaders-must-ensure-ai-enhances-access-to-psychological-support-by-anne-lepetit-2026-07

17. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/self-sterilizing-surfaces

18. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/britains-new-world-tobacco

19. https://observer.com/2026/07/future-ai-inkind-restaurants-hospitality/

20. https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-fading-promise-of-higher-education/articles/american-greatness

Short stories

1. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/The-Sea-Wolf-by-Jack-London

2. https://www.pdfbooksworld.com/Incredible-Adventures-by-Algernon-Blackwood

Informative videos

1. How I built a machine that feeds millions https://www.ted.com/talks/felix_brooks_church_how_i_built_a_machine_that_feeds_millions

2. Why AI is an even bigger deal than you think https://www.ted.com/talks/reed_hastings_sal_khan_why_ai_is_an_even_bigger_deal_than_you_think

Happy Reading