Most older people today are unaware that in their lifetimes the population of the planet has tripled and we have burned nearly 90% of all […] Read More
Category: Book Review
After organizing a successful meeting between blue urban liberals and red conservative rural folk in 2017, journalist Monica Guzman began to see political polarization in […] Read More
Why did Homo sapiens triumph over other Homo species? And then how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Academic Hanno Sauer addresses […] Read More
“Always invite AI to the table.” That’s the first rule for living and working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) according to Wharton Business School professor, Ethan […] Read More
Henry Lien’s book Spring Summer Asteroid Bird provides an introduction to a common form of Asian storytelling known in the West by its Japanese name […] Read More
In the ongoing buzz following the launch of ChatGPT, people are once again predicting a near-future singularity, when artificial intelligence will match and then exceed […] Read More
“Today…every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment […] Read More
Democracy is withering. A majority of people in democracies like America, France and others believe that corruption is widespread in government. How has this come […] Read More
In his book How Economics Explains the World, author Andrew Leigh describes events that affected the course of world history. These range widely from discussions […] Read More
Psychologist and professional grandfather Dr Bob Rich offered this advice to people suffering from climate anxiety: “Do the best you can, then don’t worry”. His […] Read More