Writing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and amid another wave of hype about the potential of new technologies to solve humanity ...

Since the dawn of the 21st century, we’ve faced an explosion of ideas and information like never before. Today’s world brings unprecedented levels of communication, leading to rising anxiety, ...

Ambiguity is my answer. Across fields and throughout history, it is the production and embodiment of ambiguity that gives people an upper hand when it looks like they have none, whether in social ...

How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

According to the United States Mission to the African Union, the US alone has invested more than $100 billion in African health over the last 20 years. Despite the billions that international donors ...

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) present a transformative opportunity to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, particularly in the realm of health care. While every new ...

“We realized that in order to guarantee the future of the Amazon we had to find a way to preserve the forest while at the same time developing the region’s economy. … We accepted that the Amazon could ...

Are you hooked on the Apple series, Sunny? We are. It’s a dramatic, cultural commentary on humanlike robotic systems wrapped in narrative about a mysterious tragedy. It stars Rashida Jones, and, in ...

It’s old news, by now, that there is little investment in programs that help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow in low- and middle-income countries. Almost 10 years ago, an article in this ...

A 20-year campaign to address America’s high school dropout crisis produced unprecedented gains in graduation rates nationwide. Can lessons from this campaign help the nation cross this elusive ...