The Present

America’s racial wealth disparity is entrenched, with devastating effects. What if we got rid of it?

A new report argues that we stand to gain a lot economically by investing in 5 key areas.

A new study finds an unexpected trait that young people want in a lifelong partner.

What’s the big promise of blockchain in business? Its ability to eliminate the middle man.

Norway plans to pay Gabon $150 million to protect its vast network of rainforests.

Such a battery would make it far cheaper to implement robotaxis and long-haul electric trucks, both of which Tesla is developing.

A review of Latin America’s growing crisis.

De Beauvoir finds that the ‘strong woman’ is actually just bound to housework

Is the pessimism about jobs totally unwarented?

Showcase self taught skills.

Understanding cognitive development and stress in children can add context to systems of education.

The week-long global protest, which is calling for an end to the age of fossil fuels, is taking place in more than 160 countries today.

Are tiny homes just a trend for wealthy minimalists or an economic necessity for the growing poor?

These questions can help us think more critically about new developments in artificial intelligence.

The move comes one day before more than 1,500 Amazon employees are set to walk off the job as part of the global climate strikes.

Suicide rates in Puerto Rico have risen by a third since Hurricane Maria.

With little progress on other avenues to preventing mass shootings, one firm has employed architecture to save students.

Sometimes, academic expression can make people uncomfortable. But this tension is a feature, not a bug.

The science of learning is decades ahead of the education system. How can we bring education into the present?

After China stopped accepting recylables, California was put in a tough place.

Some critics say the move is designed to shield those who profited from the dangerous drug.

Employees from Amazon and Microsoft plan to join the global protest, too.

Before we release new technology into the ether, we need to make safeguards so that bad actors can’t misuse them.

Are you a victim of the social media bubble?

The question is, how can we make employment fair for everyone?

The fast-food company recently agreed to acquire a tech company whose “speech-to-meaning” technology might soon be interpreting customers’ orders.

How can Innovation Central not manage to solve its own sprawling homelessness?

Even if automation makes human trafficking economically inefficient, that alone won’t end this unethical practice.

The factory model of education is outdated, so what’s next?

“People are not commodities!” said Assemblyman Rob Bonta.