humanity

Mammoths resurrected, geoengineering and other thoughts from a futurist

The trauma of systematic racism is killing Black women. A first step toward change...

12 truths I learned from life and writing

A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD

How digital DNA could help you make better health choices

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals

Lessons from the longest study on human development

The refugee crisis is a test of our character

How to fix a broken heart

See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income

Thoughts on humanity, fame and love

A lyrical bridge between past, present and future

There's more to life than being happy

What would happen if we upload our brains to computers?

Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at a good life?

How we'll earn money in a future without jobs

How we can face the future without fear, together

Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

Don't feel sorry for refugees -- believe in them

3 principles for creating safer AI

The future we're building -- and boring

The future of good food in China

Let's end ageism

Poetry, music and identity

Why we need to imagine different futures

No one should die because they live too far from a doctor

Behind the lies of Holocaust denial

How we can find ourselves in data

Political common ground in a polarized United States

I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left

Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide

A video game to cope with grief

In praise of conflict

There's no shame in taking care of your mental health

How fake news does real harm

A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy