Welcome to the Operation: Human Archive

Welcome to the archive.

Operation: Human is the only science-backed weekly email dedicated to growing your human intelligence in the age of AI.

Each issue features a prompt to develop your intuition, imagination, emotion, or commonsense.

Together, they power your mind in ways a computer never could.

Sarah Lagrotteria 9/14/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 9/14/25

Issue 70

Fear is core to our brain's biology. Yet for thousands of years, wise men have warned: Fear is irrational. Don't listen to it.

The wise men are wrong. Fear is smart. Very smart…

Sarah Lagrotteria 8/23/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 8/23/25

Issue 66

We thought we'd give you a sneak peek at Chapter 3, which introduces the Primal Power of Emotion.

Sarah Lagrotteria 7/20/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 7/20/25

Issue 62

"Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life."

Sarah Lagrotteria 6/15/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 6/15/25

Issue 58

A stopped clock and a character fighting for their loved one…

Sarah Lagrotteria 5/18/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 5/18/25

Issue 54

How gratitude powers protest songs.

Sarah Lagrotteria 4/20/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 4/20/25

Issue 50

Certain works of art give you courage.

Queen's We Will Rock You is one

Sarah Lagrotteria 3/23/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 3/23/25

Issue 46

On Emotion (Optimism) and Slumdog Millionaire

Sarah Lagrotteria 2/23/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 2/23/25

Issue 42

Why We Binge TV and Feeling Less Lonely with Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels.

Sarah Lagrotteria 2/2/25 Sarah Lagrotteria 2/2/25

Issue 41

On Finding Peace of Mind in Mrs. Dalloway and Joan of Arc

Sarah Lagrotteria 12/15/24 Sarah Lagrotteria 12/15/24

Issue 34

Issue 34: On Regret with Joni Mitchell and John Hancock

A Red Umbrella in the Snow by Saul Leiter (1955)

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