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The British economic anthropologist Jason Hickel proposes "degrowth" in the face of recession.
This isn’t the Matrix. Should you wish to face the ugly reality, there’s no red pill you can swallow.
What is the future of the workplace? Is new technology making the traditional office more efficient or is it making it extinct? Which innovations provide real solutions? These are some […]
A new study investigates if pot smokers outperformed nonsmokers in creativity.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.
These startups, space agencies, and aerospace giants are building humanity's next off-world homes.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
The near and far sides of the Moon are so different from each other, and no one is sure why. New lunar samples could confirm a wild theory.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
The first tests of optical communications far from Earth will take place aboard the asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft
3D-printing robots are being used to build a 100-home housing development in the US state of Texas.
We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
Passing chunks of ice can fertilize ocean waters and play a role in the planet’s carbon cycle.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
Economic growth is more about quality than quantity.
Our concept of "failure" is way too narrow.
At 35 light-years away, it’s also the 2nd coolest, 2nd widest planet ever found. Despite discovering more than 4000 exoplanets, most remain obscure. Although more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets are known, […]
If our nearest star has an Earth-like planet, here’s how we’ll see it. As seen from up close, the signs of not only life, but our intelligent, technologically advanced human civilization […]
A revolution of the mind must occur in order for humanity to succeed on a finite planet.
This map of Europe's 20 most populous islands holds a few surprises and unlocks a truckload of trivia.
A new study on mice showed that ginger may counter certain autoimmune disorders such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome.
An antibody produced by llamas seems particularly effective at neutralizing a key protein of the novel coronavirus.
Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.
The 'People Map of the United States' zooms in on America's obsession with celebrity
For Idris Elba's directorial debut YARDIE, actor Aml Ameen (Sense8, Kidulthood) went back to his family's Jamaican roots, learning patois and sound clash chat—using method acting to become "D" - a lost soul on a quest for revenge. The process changed him forever.
Hint: Both lead to the same metabolic state.
Several members of the far-right group were recently arrested after getting into a fight with protesters in New York City.
Three great things all align this August, making the Perseids a can’t-miss show. Here’s how to take advantage. When it comes to meteor showers, we have these dazzling pictures in […]
Free market ideology uses democratic vocabulary as propaganda, obscuring a non-democratic reality.