I was at a workshop in Cambridge during the summer, called ‘People and Patterns”, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.
These Changing Times
Navigating Modern Challenges: Exploring the Intersection of Sustainability, Technology, and Health
A comprehensive analysis of sustainable fashion, social media, climate change and ocean ecosystems, gene editing, and remote work’s impact on mental health.
A comprehensive analysis of sustainable fashion, social media, climate change and ocean ecosystems, gene editing, and remote work’s impact on mental health.
Making Change
One of the things I like about Three Horizons is that in mapping a model of change in a single space, it also does two more things.
One of the things I like about Three Horizons is that in mapping a model of change in a single space, it also does two more things.
Social Networks and the Evolution of Conscience
In this evolutionary process from Matter to Mind, two parallel evolutions are taking place.
In this evolutionary process from Matter to Mind, two parallel evolutions are taking place.
What Was Humanity’s First Cultural Revolution?
The particularity of human prehistory is that there are no written records, and so we must try to answer our questions using the scant information provided for us by the archeological record.
The particularity of human prehistory is that there are no written records, and so we must try to answer our questions using the scant information provided for us by the archeological record.
How Conflicts Fuel the Food Crisis
Ongoing conflicts in several nations contribute to the global food crisis and to increased hunger among vulnerable populations.
Ongoing conflicts in several nations contribute to the global food crisis and to increased hunger among vulnerable populations.
Scientists Improve Drinking Water Restoration After Wildfire
It’s long been known that when the plastic pipes are damaged by the high heat of wildfires, they release chemicals into the air. But Whelton and his team found that the degraded plastic pipes also were leaching chemicals into drinking water.
It’s long been known that when the plastic pipes are damaged by the high heat of wildfires, they release chemicals into the air. But Whelton and his team found that the degraded plastic pipes also were leaching chemicals into drinking water.
Asian Surnames Become More Prevalent in the United States
The U.S. census has shifted from being a tally of a lot of Smiths and Johnsons to one more likely to also include names like Lee, Zhang and Nguyen.
The U.S. census has shifted from being a tally of a lot of Smiths and Johnsons to one more likely to also include names like Lee, Zhang and Nguyen.
Three Takeaways From Verify 2022
The third edition of the Hewlett Foundation’s Verify media roundtable — which brings together leading journalists with top national security officials, tech industry leaders, and experts from civil society to discuss critical issues in cybersecurity.
The third edition of the Hewlett Foundation’s Verify media roundtable — which brings together leading journalists with top national security officials, tech industry leaders, and experts from civil society to discuss critical issues in cybersecurity.
Urban Gardeners Can Help Save Endangered Native Plants
The prospect of a mass extinction is looming around the planet and it isn’t just animals that are at risk. Numerous plants, too, are increasingly endangered in a severe threat to global biodiversity.
The prospect of a mass extinction is looming around the planet and it isn’t just animals that are at risk. Numerous plants, too, are increasingly endangered in a severe threat to global biodiversity.
World Food Prize Winner Takes on Food Security, Climate Crisis
“We likely would not understand all of these problems as well as we do today without the work of Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig.”
“We likely would not understand all of these problems as well as we do today without the work of Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig.”
Fishnet Alliance Decries Introduction of Genetically Improved Tilapia Into Nigeria
Nigerians may be unaware, but genetically improved tilapias are on the way to the country and should arrive May 2022, the Fishnet Alliance has warned.
Nigerians may be unaware, but genetically improved tilapias are on the way to the country and should arrive May 2022, the Fishnet Alliance has warned.
Psychedelic Therapy: What Is It and Who Does It Help
Have you been to countless therapists and nothing seems to help?
Have you been to countless therapists and nothing seems to help?
Names Further Down the Drain in 2021: Alexa, Karen, and Mary
Amazon continued its assault on real people named Alexa in 2021
Amazon continued its assault on real people named Alexa in 2021
Q&A: Two Years On, Blog Series Maintains Its Focus – In Changing and Challenging Times
After two years writing and curating 50 blogs on the transition to a predominantly urban world – including the coronavirus pandemic – David Satterthwaite reflects on the key lessons and issues.
After two years writing and curating 50 blogs on the transition to a predominantly urban world – including the coronavirus pandemic – David Satterthwaite reflects on the key lessons and issues.
After Medical Bills Broke the Bank, This Family Headed to Mexico for Care
The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020.
The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020.