The Listening Post Examines AI Real-World Harms, Censorship Documentaries, and the Decolonization of African Literature

Global media coverage regarding artificial intelligence has increasingly pivoted toward dystopian narratives, focusing heavily on theoretical existential threats to humanity. From science-fiction-inspired scenarios involving rogue superintelligence to speculative economic collapses,…

Literature as Early Witness: Immersive and Maladaptive Daydreaming Before Their Recognition in Psychology

A comprehensive study published in the journal Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice has established that intense and disruptive forms of fantasy, recently categorized by modern psychology as maladaptive…

Happiness and Single Parenthood: A Literature Review Using an Online Findings Archive

A landmark meta-analysis synthesizing nearly five decades of sociological and psychological research has provided the most comprehensive look to date at the subjective well-being of solo caregivers. Published in the…

Taiwan Travelogue Wins International Booker Prize: Exploring the Richness of Taiwanese Literature and the Cultural Legacy of a Historic Literary Win

The 2026 International Booker Prize has been awarded to Taiwan Travelogue, a seminal Mandarin-language novel that has achieved the unprecedented feat of securing one of the world’s most prestigious literary…