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Flydubai 1073: When the Threat Is in the Cockpit
Episode 5669
On September 30, 2026, Flydubai Flight 1073 plunged from 34,000 feet over the Jordan–Saudi border after a first officer attacked his captain with a k…
6 days, 16 hours ago
Why Depression Drains Your Energy
Episode 5668
Daniel wrote in about a friend with seasonal affective disorder, and asked a question that turns out to be two questions: how do light and mood actua…
6 days, 16 hours ago
Can Your Kid Inherit the Way You Sleep?
Episode 5667
Daniel noticed his 15-month-old son sleeping with one arm raised at the exact same angle as his own. So he asked: can mannerisms like this actually b…
6 days, 17 hours ago
Fiber Through the Conduit: Bends, Dust, and Pull Socks
Episode 5665
A twelve-meter Cat6 run terminates badly and quietly falls back to 100 megabit — the classic silent failure where the link light comes on and everyth…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Rack Dreams: Getting Display and USB Across the Room
Episode 5664
Daniel wants to build a home networking rack in a place he actually owns — fiber landing in a wall cabinet, one big UPS, one PoE switch, and a rack-m…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Did the Puritans Really Hate Fun?
Episode 5663
The Puritans are America's favorite scapegoats for strict alcohol laws, drab clothing, and a war on fun. But how much of that is real? This episode d…
6 days, 18 hours ago
Right of Reply: What the Rulebook Actually Says
Episode 5662
When the IDF published a ten-page rebuttal to the Venice-winning documentary NAZA, it raised a narrow but important question: what does the "right of…
6 days, 19 hours ago
Same Pills, Same Gun, New State, New Crime
Episode 5661
The United States is a plurilegal federal union — conflict-of-laws scholar Symeon Symeonides' term for a country where American judges encounter roug…
6 days, 19 hours ago
The Siesta Law Nobody Obeys
Episode 5660
Israel has rest hours written into law — 2 to 4 PM, noise restricted, on the books since 1961 — and almost nobody observes them. Where did the siesta…
6 days, 19 hours ago
The Ethics of Anonymous Testimony in Documentary
Episode 5659
When a documentary built entirely on silhouetted, voice-altered testimony wins the Special Jury Prize at Venice, the ethical questions don't stay on …
6 days, 19 hours ago