Internet filmmaker Baron Ryan talks to himself, but he doesn’t always like what he has to say. In a funny, existential play (where Ryan plays both himself and his mind), he contemplates the paradox of…
AI researcher Youssef Nader and digital archaeologist Julian Schilliger share how they used AI to virtually “unroll” and decode the Herculaneum scrolls, burnt and buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago….
Environmental challenges aren’t for just one political party to deal with — everyone must work together to solve them, says conservation champion Danielle Butcher Franz. Drawing on her work with young conservatives mobilizing environmental action,…
Success rarely happens in a straight line, with setbacks all but guaranteed along the way. What’s the best way to recover? Leadership coach Amy Shoenthal lays out the four phases of the “setback cycle” and…
Can marketing transcend traditional business goals and actually be a force for good? Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar shares how purpose-driven initiatives — like “touch cards” for the visually impaired and debit cards that let people…
The option to work from home means that work truly works for everyone, says Avani Prabhakar, chief people officer of a large tech company. She explains how flexibility and asynchronous collaboration in a distributed workplace…
How prevalent is solar power, really? According to researcher Jenny Chase, it’s already displacing fossil fuels in key energy markets around the world. She explains the rise of affordable solar power and dives into how…
Do you ever feel like time slows down when you’re bored but flies when you’re having fun? Cognitive neuroscientist Irena Arslanova explores the ways your brain and heart shape your perception of time, revealing how…
The clock is ticking on social media giant TikTok, which faces a nationwide ban in the United States unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19. Social media theorist Clay Shirky unpacks why…
2025 ushers in one of the most dangerous periods in world history — on par with the 1930s and early Cold War, says Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Highlighting…
