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The fertility industry in crisis
When fertility clinics make irreparable errors, what should happen to children born in the wrong family?
The future of education: AI teachers and personalized learning
Will AI tools help young people train for the jobs of tomorrow, or will students lose the ability to think critically and creatively?
Secularism's third way
Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?
The colossal stupidity of war with Iran
An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.
Urban farming 2060: How vertical gardens will feed megacities
Can urban farming feed the world? The short answer is yes, it can and it will!
The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.
The happiest nations on Earth are strongly secular
This correlation has staying power.
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.