https://thecuriousbrain.com Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thecuriousbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/unnamed-5506a9fcv1_site_icon.png https://thecuriousbrain.com 32 32 7840968 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/who-is-really-in-the-room/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/who-is-really-in-the-room/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:38:42 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153988 Two of the world’s most respected newspapers are now asking uncomfortable questions about American diplomacy in Southeastern Europe. The Wall Street Journal published an extensive investigation involving U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, Greek group Aktor and lobbyist Christos Marafatsos. According to the Journal, Marafatsos, a registered lobbyist for Aktor, repeatedly accompanied Guilfoyle to meetings […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/who-is-really-in-the-room/feed/ 0 153988 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/why-do-we-keep-defending-people-who-keep-failing-us/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/why-do-we-keep-defending-people-who-keep-failing-us/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:59:46 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153985 There is something strange about politics. People complain for years about corruption, incompetence, broken promises, rising costs and leaders who seem better at keeping power than using it well. Then someone criticises their side. Suddenly, the standards change. The failure needs context. The scandal is exaggerated. The source is biased. The timing is suspicious. The […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/why-do-we-keep-defending-people-who-keep-failing-us/feed/ 0 153985 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/how-delivery-apps-like-efood-wolt-doordash-charge-you-more-for-worse-food/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/how-delivery-apps-like-efood-wolt-doordash-charge-you-more-for-worse-food/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:46:17 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153981 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/how-delivery-apps-like-efood-wolt-doordash-charge-you-more-for-worse-food/feed/ 0 153981 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/is-meta-dying-the-global-story-podcast/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/is-meta-dying-the-global-story-podcast/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:44:03 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153977 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/is-meta-dying-the-global-story-podcast/feed/ 0 153977 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/naomi-klein-end-times-fascism-doomscroll/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/naomi-klein-end-times-fascism-doomscroll/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:42:30 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153973 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/naomi-klein-end-times-fascism-doomscroll/feed/ 0 153973 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/porn-addiction-defines-our-political-age-heres-how-ash-sarkar-meets-patricia-nilsson/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/porn-addiction-defines-our-political-age-heres-how-ash-sarkar-meets-patricia-nilsson/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:40:34 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153969 The effect of pornography on the people who consume it is often moralised about, generally due to its influence over the nascent sexuality of young men. But the business model, technological innovations and broader, parasexual, cultural effects go crucially underexamined. This week’s guest, investigative reporter for the Financial Times, Patricia Nilsson, has written a new […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/porn-addiction-defines-our-political-age-heres-how-ash-sarkar-meets-patricia-nilsson/feed/ 0 153969 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/if-every-country-is-having-a-debt-crisis-whos-lending-the-money/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/if-every-country-is-having-a-debt-crisis-whos-lending-the-money/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:38:57 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153965 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/if-every-country-is-having-a-debt-crisis-whos-lending-the-money/feed/ 0 153965 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/makeshift-a-documentary-film-by-wp-engine/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/makeshift-a-documentary-film-by-wp-engine/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:37:18 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153961 make|SHIFT is a documentary film exploring the art and science behind the advertising industry’s 20+ year evolution. Hear from a range of industry leaders from developers to designers to creative directors to founders at some of the most innovative agencies in the world, both small and large, digital and traditional. The film takes an inside […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/makeshift-a-documentary-film-by-wp-engine/feed/ 0 153961 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/how-tech-ai-fueled-the-growth-of-scams/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/how-tech-ai-fueled-the-growth-of-scams/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:33:23 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153957 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/10/01/how-tech-ai-fueled-the-growth-of-scams/feed/ 0 153957 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/would-your-agency-ever-say-no-to-the-money/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/would-your-agency-ever-say-no-to-the-money/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:52:54 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153954 Here is a question you rarely see in an agency pitch deck: Is there a client whose money we should refuse? Not because the budget is too small or the brief is bad, but because helping that company become more trusted may itself become part of the problem. Advertising likes to imagine a clean division […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/would-your-agency-ever-say-no-to-the-money/feed/ 0 153954 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/what-happened-to-journalism/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/what-happened-to-journalism/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:11:09 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153937 Journalists are supposed to make powerful people uncomfortable. So here is a simple question: If your reporting never threatens your access, your advertisers, your owner, your audience or the people in power, what exactly are you reporting? Journalism was never meant to be stenography. A minister makes a statement. Repeating it is not enough. A […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/what-happened-to-journalism/feed/ 0 153937 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/notre-dame-no-rules/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/notre-dame-no-rules/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:06:14 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153933 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/notre-dame-no-rules/feed/ 0 153933 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/amour-propre-we-are-fire/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/amour-propre-we-are-fire/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:54:40 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153929 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/amour-propre-we-are-fire/feed/ 0 153929 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/cassian-x-ar-co-come-to-life/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/cassian-x-ar-co-come-to-life/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:52:24 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153925 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/cassian-x-ar-co-come-to-life/feed/ 0 153925 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/danielle-ponder-some-of-us-are-brave/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/danielle-ponder-some-of-us-are-brave/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:50:28 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153921 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/danielle-ponder-some-of-us-are-brave/feed/ 0 153921 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/ai-is-ruining-the-internet/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/ai-is-ruining-the-internet/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:44:56 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153917 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/ai-is-ruining-the-internet/feed/ 0 153917 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/we-investigated-al-psychosis-what-we-found-will-shock-you/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/we-investigated-al-psychosis-what-we-found-will-shock-you/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:41:52 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153913 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/we-investigated-al-psychosis-what-we-found-will-shock-you/feed/ 0 153913 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/how-much-privacy-is-left-in-an-age-of-surveillance/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/how-much-privacy-is-left-in-an-age-of-surveillance/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:39:59 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153909 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/how-much-privacy-is-left-in-an-age-of-surveillance/feed/ 0 153909 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/deceptively-real-and-life-threatening-on-the-trail-of-product-counterfeiters/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/deceptively-real-and-life-threatening-on-the-trail-of-product-counterfeiters/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:38:07 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153904 ]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/28/deceptively-real-and-life-threatening-on-the-trail-of-product-counterfeiters/feed/ 0 153904 https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/25/how-much-failure-will-you-tolerate-before-you-stop-rewarding-it/ https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/25/how-much-failure-will-you-tolerate-before-you-stop-rewarding-it/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:54:32 +0000 https://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=153900 Here is the uncomfortable truth. A government does not need you to believe it is good. It does not even need you to trust it. It only needs you to believe the alternative is worse. That is enough. Enough to survive failure. Enough to survive scandals. Enough to survive wasted money, broken promises, institutional decay […]]]> https://thecuriousbrain.com/2026/09/25/how-much-failure-will-you-tolerate-before-you-stop-rewarding-it/feed/ 0 153900