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An art movement built on ancestral wisdom | Jackie Lebo
"How are the children? How are the cattle? Is it raining?" Filmmaker Jackie Lebo discovered the meaning of this traditional greeting when she and nin…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday Pick: Tech Solutions (#3): How one of China’s biggest tech companies is tackling carbon removal (with Xu Hao)
Tencent is one of China’s biggest tech companies, running the popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and the world’s largest video game vendor. Now, it…
5 months ago
Can AI uplift entrepreneurs that traditional banks reject? | Mercedes Bidart
Can AI help people without a traditional credit history get access to fair loans? Impact entrepreneur Mercedes Bidart shows how AI is letting informa…
5 months ago
"The minister of loneliness" | Sarah Kay
Sarah Kay performs "The minister of loneliness," a heartwarming poem imagining what life would look like if homes were connected with tin-can telepho…
5 months ago
The daily practice that could rewire your brain | Timm Chiusano
Timm Chiusano was having one of the worst days of his career when he found himself inexplicably fascinated by a mundane part of the world on his walk…
5 months ago
Will AI make humans useless? | Akram Awad
"As jobs disappear, so will identity," says AI futurist Akram Awad, outlining the three types of people that will emerge as AI continues to replace t…
5 months ago
How AI is unearthing hidden scientific knowledge | Sara Beery
Scientists estimate that 80 percent of life on Earth is still unknown to humanity. But as global temperatures rise, habitats shrink and food and wate…
5 months ago
How the fridge changed food | Nicola Twilley
What if your kitchen fridge is just the tip of an iceberg that's reshaping the world? Food storyteller Nicola Twilley reveals how the massive “artifi…
5 months ago
Sunday Pick: How to love your hometown (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib & Sarah Kay) | How to Be a Better Human
Loving where you live means caring for the people who make that place home, says cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib. He invites poet Sarah Kay and Chri…
5 months, 1 week ago
4 hard truths about capitalism and climate | Steve Howard
For decades, investor and business leader Steve Howard watched companies pour money and effort into sustainability initiatives ... and still fall sho…
5 months, 1 week ago