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AI is unlocking unprecedented capabilities — and exposing new vulnerabilities just as quickly.
Three virtues every good leader must develop.
History shows that progress often depends on activists at both ends of the spectrum.
These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.
Rutger Bregman's "Moral Ambition" wants us to aim our careers not at money but solving the world's biggest problems.
Arendt thought 20th-century philosophy had become too passive and abstract. She called for "active thinking" that prepares us to live in the real world.
Be more like Goldilocks.
An authentic career strategy built around sustainability involves embedding these key principles into all jobs, argues Marilyn Waite.
With undersea cables, AI education, and more, the tech giant is helping create Africa’s “digital decade.”
Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.
Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?
Mark Weinstein outlines a new path for social media that protects, respects, and empowers the regular users.
When stuffed and staring down the last bite, you might hear your mother's voice in your mind.
Sometimes called “the new gold,” sand is the second most exploited natural resource in the world after fresh water.
The corporate unicorn was yesterday — now we should consider the wisdom of black and white stripes.
A new generation of leaders is forging a path for 21st-century capitalism that’s both profitable and socially responsible.
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won't rely on science to identify them.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
Is true equality achievable — or even desirable? Go on a journey through the strange and unsettling "Land of Justice."
John Templeton Foundation
If we took the values and principles of cooperation to the next level, we could effectively tackle many crises.
How can you fit a camel through a needle?
Even if a balloon flies directly overhead, attempting to shoot it down with a conventional firearm is stupid, ineffective, and dangerous.
Has the "age of psychopharmacology” shrunk society’s sense of responsibility for mental health?
The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we've heard before.
The Athenian rich paid their taxes because they craved the social success of being perceived as "useful."
These five great books should prompt us to work on what needs fixing the most in the world: ourselves.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.
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 […]