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Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman contends that our modern sense of altruism can be traced back to the radical shift in ethical thinking sparked by Jesus' teachings.
Activist, author, and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani explains why playing it safe is hurting workplaces — and how to change it.
A preview of the latest book by Chinese history expert Charlotte Brooks
The "Creativity Pioneers" proving that imagination
is a practical tool for social transformation.
Moleskine Foundation
History shows that progress often depends on activists at both ends of the spectrum.
Ryan Holiday on why wisdom depends on failure, experimentation, and the courage to admit when we’re wrong.
Governance scholar and University of Pittsburgh professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Ph.D. on the forces that decide whether conflicted nations unify or unravel.
John Templeton Foundation
Nearly 30 would be "nones" — an amorphous group that spans from zealous atheists to the vaguely spiritual.
Rutger Bregman's "Moral Ambition" wants us to aim our careers not at money but solving the world's biggest problems.
In "Enough Is Enuf," Gabe Henry traces the history of simplified spelling movements and the lessons they teach us about language.
When you enter someone's home, you learn how life is lived elsewhere.
From Allen Funt to Donald Trump, author Emily Nussbaum explains how reality TV has blurred the lines between, well, reality and TV.
Do we really need to be religious to run a society well?
People who've never been partnered tend to be less extraverted, less conscientious, and more neurotic.
In his latest book, Malcolm Gladwell explores a strange phenomenon of group dynamics.
Reading this article would be such a millennial thing to do.
The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.
How “Catastrophe and Social Change” (1920) became the first systematic analysis of human behavior in a disaster.
Alan Turing and Christopher Strachey created a ground-breaking computer program that allowed them to express affection vicariously when so doing publicly, as gay men, was criminal.
In "Moral Ambition," Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.
Waistlines are expanding in most countries, except for a skinny list of nations bucking the trend.
For human-centered leadership to achieve a “tipping point," people, productivity, and profits must be aligned.
At work we're often asked to be decisive — but how can we make an informed choice without complete information?
Human civilization has always survived periods of change. Will our rapidly evolving technological era be an exception to the rule?
Smaller family networks, more great-grandparents, and fewer cousins.
While Taoism can be paradoxical and abstract, it also offers daily life lessons.
An influential series of books argues that the history of the world is the history of generations. Is it right?
According to the CDC, 50 countries worldwide have drinkable tap water. But look closer, and the picture is more nuanced.
Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.