Fear of the Future: A World Gone M.A.D.
Are we standing on the brink of Mutually Assured Destruction?
Planetary Intelligence
What is it, do we have any, and why does it matter?
Fear of the Future: Artificial Intelligence
Computers are taking over the world. Are we cool with that?
Fear of the Future: Climate Change
As long as we remain in denial about it, it’s only going to get worse.
Is the World Coming Apart?
Maybe not yet. But the climate and world-systems are certainly changing.
Spiritual Materialism
It’s my way of connecting with something bigger, of embracing the mystery that surrounds us.
Beyond the Breaking Point
When a demanding endurance test turns into a fulfilling spiritual quest.
Does Life Have a Purpose?
Evolutionary science would argue against it.
9/11 and the Rise of the Machines
How that infamous day—and the growth of the internet—changed our world.
Mourning a Museum
When Rio’s Museu Nacional burned down on Sunday, we all lost.
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