About The Rough Idea

The Rough Idea publishes explainer articles on technology, culture, finance, science, and politics. Our articles are drafted with AI and reviewed by a human before publication. They are explainers meant to summarize and make sense of a topic — not original reporting, and not a substitute for primary sources.

For health, medical, and political topics in particular, we review drafts with extra care before they go live. If you spot an error, we want to know.