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Intimacy as healing and activism: Cuddle control conditioning
Why we're starved for intimacy, and what can be done about it.
The future is (still) less religious
The trend toward a secular world continues.
The future of evil
Secular culture needs its own understanding of what shapes our character.
Educated by the stars
Science education can—and should—instill kids with a sense of awe and wonder at the world.
When it’s hell on the surface, it’s time to go deep
The perspective is out there.
The future of murder
A 'guided missile for the poor' is changing the face of targeted killing.
You are one of the most important humans who have ever lived
It isn't the end of the world. But give it a minute.
A less crowded future
Almost no one saw this coming.
The passing of the American era
For better and worse, it's over.
Is oligarchy the human condition?
Let's stop pretending that this is a departure from the norm.
The unforgiven generations
We will be remembered for nothing else.
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.