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The European Commission is about to pass some laws regulating the future of the Internet. Here’s how to make sure these laws are fair and just.

Teaching community organizers via WhatsApp yields encouraging results in South Africa, according to MIT Governance Lab research.

An authentic career strategy built around sustainability involves embedding these key principles into all jobs, argues Marilyn Waite.

“Technology has always been co-opted for war, but truly intelligent AI, let alone a superintelligence, is a different beast entirely.”

The cognitive scientist argues the current AI environment is failing us as consumers and a society. But it’s not too late to change course.

In post-Soviet nations where ministers have a relatively high BMI, corruption tends to be high, too.

The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.

In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”

“We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments.”

A golden new era of business is within our reach — provided that we harness AI’s potential while mitigating the risks.

How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.

Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.

Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.

The benefits of going the extra mile to be socially responsible are felt by customers, employees, and shareholders alike. Here’s a plan to secure them.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.

We rightly celebrate Winston Churchill as one of the world’s greatest leaders — but for all the wrong reasons.

Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.

You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.

We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.

The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.

An innovation’s value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.

While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.

Most philosophers merely contemplate the world, but what about the ones who actually tried to change it?

The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we’ve heard before.

Crafting an effective learning and development strategy can be challenging. Here are five key considerations.

The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.

From Aristotle’s lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant’s “scientific” racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.

The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.

For a time, Francis Fukuyama looked like a prophet.