Reverie

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An atlas of stories in progress

Each journal is reported in person. The map shows where our correspondents have been; the index lists what they brought back.

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  • Late afternoon light across a stacked warehouse interior.

    Athens, Greece · 10 Jun 2026In progress

    West Attica University and approaching robotics without funding

    At the University of West Attica, a robotics group builds competitive machines from scavenged parts and stubbornness, with almost no budget to speak of.

    Tom Wang

  • Low light breaking over a dark volcanic landscape.

    Munich, Germany · 02 Jun 2026In progress

    Akhetonics and against-the-grain thinking

    A Munich lab is betting that computation belongs in light rather than electrons, and rebuilding the chip from first principles to argue the point.

    Ty Lipscomb

  • A worn stone stairwell rising into shadow.

    Munich, Germany · 20 May 2026In progress

    TUM.ai and incubating startups differently

    A student-run initiative at the Technical University of Munich grows AI ventures on a model that looks nothing like the accelerator playbook.

    Ty Lipscomb

  • Hand-labelled seed envelopes laid out in rows.

    Jacksonville, Florida · 08 May 2026In progress

    Better Together and rehabilitating women with no opportunities

    In Jacksonville, a program meets women leaving incarceration and addiction where the system leaves off, rebuilding a path back to work and family.

    Denny Kantarevic

  • A snow-covered ridge under fading light.

    Shanghai, China · 26 Apr 2026In progress

    Chinese labs approaching Alzheimer's from a proactive perspective

    Inside Shanghai's research labs, a shift from treatment to prevention reframes Alzheimer's as something to forestall decades early rather than manage too late.

    Jean Fayad

※ Reverie is a journal in formation. The stories listed here are forthcoming. Datelines and correspondents are working assignments, not yet published pieces.