His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.
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Research suggests you can influence your sense of time by changing the “embodiedness” of your daily habits.
Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.
Jim Lee, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, tells us how his childhood obsession with Superman changed his life.
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There are three barriers we need to overcome to have better, more productive arguments.
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show – and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since.
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If our goal is to effect the greatest possible progress, what would it look like to approach this holistically? What might need to dispositionaly in how we approach solving our most important problems—at an individual level, a community level, or at a civilizational or global one? We asked our experts to think big picture about how what new thinking would be required to create a larger pro-progress framework.
Talking about money with loved ones is awkward. Here’s how to do it.
In the early stages of the hot Big Bang, there were only free protons and neutrons: no atomic nuclei. How did the first elements form from them?
Acting “little and often” has huge consequences and they’re not always good — but awareness yields solutions.
Looking back on our planet’s early history offers a new (and less crazy) meaning for the idea of a “flat Earth.”
If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.
That completely useless thing you want to get rid of — it’s probably more important than you think.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
Business acumen training can help everyone from individual contributors to directors learn how to seize opportunities for growth.
You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.
Financial setbacks are more common than you might think.
This list of leadership training topics is designed to help businesses navigate the times and prepare for the future.
A thesaurus isn’t to find big and fancy words, but a resource to help you find your rhythm.
An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.
“I was incarcerated well before I was in prison and I was free before the gates of prison opened up and let me out.”
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The simulation hypothesis is fun to talk about, but believing it requires an act of faith.
Human beings are tiny creatures compared to the 92 billion light-year wide observable Universe. How can we comprehend such large scales?
Claims of a “loneliness epidemic” aren’t based on robust data. Loneliness might be a problem, but it’s not worse than it was in the past.
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
“Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict.” —Priya Parker
NASA’s minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
Fear of being scammed can lead us to make decisions that go against our values and goals — both as individuals and as a society.