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Rational thought for irrational times. Shape a future based on reality, compassion, and secular courage
Our political future, according to DeepSeek AI
The international AI game is on.
The shrugging seculars
Gen Z is the most secular generation, but they wear it lightly. Is that shrugging attitude about to change?
Lessons for a future atheist president from Jimmy Carter’s funeral
A secular civilization, like any civilization, will need a story about a beneficent universe and a hopeful future.
Is oligarchy the human condition?
Let's stop pretending that this is a departure from the norm.
Why degrowth is wrong
Degrowth is a cramped, pessimistic vision of the future. Fortunately, it’s also wrong.
What degrowth is, and why it matters
Against cultures of planned obsolescence.
The unforgiven generations
We will be remembered for nothing else.
Absurdities to die for: The tribal psychology of the last pandemic, and the next one
As we approach the possibility of another pandemic, psychologist Hector Garcia looks at the tribal thinking behind COVID denial.
Weather whiplash: How the future will have to design for resilience
Climate change isn't headed for an extreme. It's headed for every extreme.
Hyperreal: The next-level escape from the human condition
Our species-long efforts to escape reality are headed to an unreal place.
The coming extinction of the university
The traditional college teaching model is fatally mismatched to the brains of digital natives.
The stupid and necessary climate pill
We're not going to stop feeding the atmosphere carbs. So the stupid pill it is.
