History and Society

History and Society

8mins
Strategy advisor Roger Martin explains how 2,000 year old military thinking is useful in modern business strategy.
6mins
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
Statue of Liberty against an orange background with a horizontal torn bar obscuring the middle section of the statue.
5mins
“There’s a sense of crisis today that we did not have in the 1980’s or 90’s” — economist Tyler Cowen on progress in America.
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.
7mins
Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.
15mins
Male inequality — the enormous cultural shift happening right under our nose.
Illustration of Earth with labeled axes, equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and magnetic and geographic poles. Orange lines indicate Earth's tilt and rotation.
4mins
Why do so many cultures celebrate holidays at the same time of year?
John Templeton Foundation
Close-up of two figures; one extends an apple towards the other near a tree trunk. The scene references the biblical story of Adam and Eve.
6mins
In 1965, six boys were stranded on an island. Fifteen months later, the survivors were rescued. How many were there?
John Templeton Foundation
3mins
Climate change. War. Civil unrest. Is it responsible to have kids today?
5mins
The real risks of psychedelics, explained by a Johns Hopkins expert.
5mins
Bo Seo, Harvard’s former debate coach, explains a good argument.
Three shadow-like human figures appear in sequence on a textured, speckled background, with each figure becoming more distorted towards the top.
7mins
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
8mins
He lived with a tribe of hunter-gatherers to witness how an ancient culture survives one of the most brutal climates on Earth. His learnings may surprise you.
Black cerebral blood vessels are shown against a red background, resembling a brain scan or angiogram image.
7mins
The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.
John Templeton Foundation
4mins
Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.
5mins
Don’t take the prodigy pathway. Become a broad thinker instead.
4mins
Dr. Carl Hart breaks taboos surrounding drug use in America.
3mins
Expert Matthew Ball explains how the Metaverse is a golden opportunity to fix the internet.
war technology
The U.S. military once used Google’s tech without their employees knowing. Anna Butrico explains the complicated history behind “Project Maven.”
8mins
The futurist behind Minority Report explains 3 steps for predicting what comes next.
5mins
An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.
6mins
WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye.
7mins
Futurist Ari Wallach asks, "how do we want to be remembered?"
dao leadership
2mins
DAOs don’t have a C-suite. How are they led?
Illustration of the top view of a human brain, showing detailed grooves and folds, with a textured, etched style on a dark background—evoking the complexity of mental feedback loops.
Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn't often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.
John Templeton Foundation
A silhouetted figure with outstretched arms appears in bright, radiant light against a blue sky, evoking an ethereal effect that invites reflection on arguments against God.
“The very best arguments against God have been formulated by believers.”
John Templeton Foundation
A metallic, blindfolded bust of a person is shown against a black background, symbolizing justice, impartiality, and the resolve to turn the other cheek in the face of adversity.
5mins
When should we seek justice, and when should we forgive? A bishop explains.
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
The first human that isn’t an Earthling could be in our lifetime.
Maxar
A close-up of a painted human arm and hand reaching out with extended fingers against a light, cracked background.
5mins
Atheists are not immune from supernatural thinking.