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Tech entrepreneur Alvin Wang Graylin sketches out a bold new age of AI-led enlightenment underscored by compassion.
The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.
Architect and brand innovator Kevin Ervin Kelley sounds the alarm for workplace culture — and argues for a “big bang” collision of forms and shapes.
Do grim sci-fi scenarios crush our hopes for real-world growth? Author Michael Harris looks elsewhere to unblock the road to a better future.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn't just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.
Bathtubs and toilets each got their own rooms until health professionals urged architects to put all the plumbing in one room.
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Ideas that seem wildly controversial today may move humanity towards progress. Philosopher Peter Singer asks —how do we keep them from being stifled?
Humanity is never fully in control of its creations. This lesson from Mary Shelley has remained relevant for over 200 years.
John Templeton Foundation
The anxieties underpinning the Great Resignation were simmering for a long time. Here’s a solution.
Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.
If you think you know what sex, gender, and "the right thing to do" for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science.
I think, therefore I am (rich).
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
Million Stories
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“If intelligence is the ability to respond to any argument, wisdom lies in knowing which parts of an argument to respond to.” Harvard debate coach Bo Seo explains how to argue better.
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Everyone commits this rationality error.
“The Tao of the wise is to work without effort.”
Almost 18,000 projects, brought together on one clickable map.
Warm relationships protect your mind and body from the slings and arrows of life.
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Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.
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Pessimism sounds smart. Optimism sounds dumb. Don’t fall for it, says Wired’s Kevin Kelly.
John Templeton Foundation
Climate activists' brand of iconoclasm is far removed from the Beeldenstorm that swept medieval Europe.
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Short-term thinkers take shortcuts. Take the long path instead, explains futurist Ari Wallach.
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Futurist Ari Wallach shares how to become future-conscious.
Late-night shows, developed during the "golden age" of TV, are no longer as relevant in the age of streaming services and Donald Trump.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
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Black women are 3x more likely to die giving birth. Here’s one plan to fix that.
You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.
