Around the world, people who work hard are often seen as morally good — even if they produce little to no results. Social psychologist Azim Shariff analyzes the roots of this belief and suggests a…
More than 30 million people in the US are eligible to have their arrest and conviction records cleared — but most people who qualify either can’t afford it or simply don’t know it’s an option….
In this exclusive preview of groundbreaking, unreleased technology, former Apple designer and Humane cofounder Imran Chaudhri envisions a future where AI enables our devices to “disappear.” He gives a sneak peek of his company’s new…
Learning how to have productive conversations about race is a necessary part of the human experience. Educator Afrika Afeni Mills says the best place to start is in the classroom — because the earlier these…
In this poetic and moving reflection, actor, musician and activist Golshifteh Farahani honors those who have fought for “Woman, Life, Freedom” following Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s religious morality police. Calling upon…
Keenan Scott Il’s passion for words, stories and superheroes fueled his journey to becoming a celebrated playwright, producer, director and actor. Showing how language can illuminate the superhero in all of us, Scott performs three…
Scam artists know something about money that you don’t — and artist J Mase III is here to shed some light. From Elizabeth Holmes’s false medical tech promises to Anna “Delvey” Sorokin’s fake trust fund…
Some works of art stand the test of time; others don’t age as well. Using American musical theater as her case study, theater historian Margaret Hall shares a framework of five categories to talk about…
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, thinks artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with…
Computer scientist Yejin Choi is here to demystify the current state of massive artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, highlighting three key problems with cutting-edge large language models (including some funny instances of them failing at…