“I've started to think about three puzzles we need to solve for as we bring these technologies into our organizations.”

“Psychedelics crosscut so many interesting domains. They've been used for time immemorial by indigenous cultures. In our own Western cultural history, they really exploded on the scene in the 1960s, and were associated with radical changes to society.”

In this excerpt from "The Great Math War," Jason Socrates Bardi explores how Georg Cantor revolutionized mathematics and reshaped how our finite minds conceived of the infinite.

From Charles Schwab to Jensen Huang, great leaders never attribute their success to flawless planning — they point instead to what went wrong.

Everything ever seen — every star, mountain, and face — makes up less than 5 percent of the universe. Astrophysicist Janna Levin reminds us that the rest — dark matter and dark energy — is invisible, mysterious, and everywhere. We are the luminous exception in a universe of darkness.

Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we've finally figured out how they form.

Decades before COVID imposed remote work on the world, Jack Nilles pioneered WFH and championed its many benefits.

Every observation out into deep space is also a look back in time.

Kuang discusses the rituals, routines, and words of advice that have helped her write six best-selling novels in one decade.

One side of the Moon always faces us: the near side. The "dark side" of the Moon began as a mere metaphor, but today, science can weigh in.

“What's really interesting about neural networks is the way that they think or the way that they operate is a lot like human intuition”

From white holes to dark stars and multiverses, James Riordon explores the bizarre exhibits of general relativity's "cryptozoo."

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Spirals, ellipticals, and irregulars are all more common than ring galaxies. At last, we know how these ultra-rare objects are made.

Instead of treating belief as a private preference, philosopher Alex O’Connor examines how our moral positions shape institutions, obligations, and the ways we justify our choices. 

The technology might be much closer than you'd think.

The case for robotaxis on the water.

An introduction to "The Engine of Progress" from Jason Crawford, founder of the Roots of Progress Institute.

Real progress demands rules built for uncertainty — not for the few innovations dominating today’s tech landscape.

Preindustrial life wasn’t simple or serene — it was filthy, violent, and short. The Industrial Revolution was imperfect, but it was progress.