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“We need to transform the culture of proximity,” says Carlos Moreno, a professor at Sorbonne University. “People live...

Social media platforms are trapping us in Skinner boxes. We keep swiping up and up, hoping for some connection to appear...

When I first hit San Francisco back in the ’60s, America was in the throes of an almighty cultural explosion. Everything...

Habitat loss, pesticide use and (of course) climate change are all causing a perilous dearth of insect biodiversity. And...

As she was in a hospital bed dying of cancer, my mother got a message from a friend with the words, “remember sisu.”...

One day we'll let our minds drift back to the original dream — the FREENET — and wonder how we were suckered into taking...

So the The New York Times tells us in their house ads. If you want the truth, the Times implies, we are your trusted...

As we realize A.I. can do what we do, better – and for free — we’ll experience a kind of false dawn of euphoria. It...

Hearing English in a town where our white faces are exotic makes us pause, and several hours later we’re still drinking...

The smartest guy in the room was also the biggest smartass. Harvard and Yale — both places he taught at – were the kind...

"It struck as if from on high, like a bolt of lightning. After striking an insulating material such as lawn or earth or...

Economists study and analyze poverty in their nice offices, they have all the statistics, they make all the models and...

Nat Turner was born in Virginia in 1800, the son of slaves and the property of plantation owners.His rebellion, which...

So there you have it. We take a little pain and our bodies reward us for it, instead of punishing us for our pleasure....

Young guy in a vest, holding a clipboard, came to the door.His timing wasn’t good – we were busy. “Thanks, sorry, can’t...

On September 15, 2008, out of the blue sky, a crash. Twenty percent of global trade wiped out. The beginning of a...

In the age of disinformation, social media isn’t merely pushing your weird uncles and fringy friends into believing...

The easy thing to do right now is pick a side. To let darkness get me all stirred up, convince me I know who’s right,...