Midlife doesn’t have to be a scary time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. In this short yet profound talk, he takes inspiration from the natural world to reframe our 40s, 50s and 60s as a transitional…

Environmental activist Gopal D. Patel thinks the climate movement could learn a lot from one of the longest-standing social initiatives in human history: religion. Exploring three areas where frameworks from faith traditions could benefit the…

Are you thinking of returning to school? Educator Candice Neveu shares three challenges you might face continuing your education mid-career — and three mindset shifts to speed up your learning, improve your confidence and achieve…

Irina Karamanos Adrian didn’t plan on becoming Chile’s First Lady — but she set out to transform the role all the same. She shares how she’s fighting gender stereotypes and protecting democracy by shifting political…

Competition is a core part of human nature, and it can drive us to extraordinary feats. But when it goes wrong, the results can be devastating. Poker champion and science communicator Liv Boeree introduces us…

Artist Doris Mitsch invites us to revel in the wonders of nature through her dazzling photography: stacked images of starlings in flight, hawks surfing thermal updrafts, bats echolocating through the night sky and more. Revealing…

When it comes to technology, we’re often presented with two contrasting visions of the future: one where technology fulfills all our desires, and another where it leads to chaos and conflict. Sociologist Ruha Benjamin is…

A frog and a mockingbird changed Paul Hawken’s life, kindling a devotion to protect and restore nature. Now, as one of the world’s preeminent environmentalists, he advocates for regeneration — a calling and action plan…

Material scientist Anna Maria Coclite unveils “smart skin” — artificial skin technology that responds to touch, temperature and humidity like your very own. (It’s actually even more sensitive than human skin!) From helping burn victims…

The world has plenty of clean energy. The problem is storing that energy and getting it where we need it, when we need it, says battery recycling pioneer Emma Nehrenheim. While batteries are fundamental to…