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Confessions of an accidental killer | Gregg Ward
Author Gregg Ward spent decades grappling with guilt from a personal tragedy before recognizing a different path forward — where purpose replaced sel…
4 months ago
Does working hard really make you a good person? | Azim Shariff (re-release)
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 …
4 months ago
The kind of AI we actually need | Van Jones
Social entrepreneur Van Jones believes a new human civilization is being born in real time — and that our technology is racing ahead of our wisdom. I…
4 months ago
Why you fear the unknown — and what it can teach you | Maya Shankar, Simone Stolzoff
Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and author Simone Stolzoff have each spent years studying how people navigate uncertainty (and why it often feels so…
4 months ago
Why democracy requires renewal | Michael Dimock
Pew Research Center president Michael Dimock has spent years listening to what Americans think — and what they're telling him right now is pretty dar…
4 months ago
The path to mathematical superintelligence | Tudor Achim
Generative AI hallucinates, creating a truth problem that science can't afford. Computer scientist Tudor Achim thinks a 400-year-old idea holds the f…
4 months ago
An immersive record of what the LA fires left behind | Nonny de la Peña
Arriving in the devastated neighborhoods of Los Angeles after the 2025 Southern California wildfires, journalist Nonny de la Peña started scanning th…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why countries should measure dreams and ambitions (just like GDP) | Lance Katigbak
What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey ac…
4 months, 1 week ago
How play boosts your creativity and resilience | Katina Bajaj
When was the last time you just ... played? Creative health scientist Katina Bajaj thinks adults are in a "play deprivation crisis," where we've repl…
4 months, 1 week ago
You know this song (but the orchestra doesn't) | Jacob Collier and VSO School of Music Orchestra
Jacob Collier walks onstage to conduct an orchestra ... but none of the musicians know what song they're about to play. In a joyful experiment in liv…
4 months, 1 week ago