The universe that we know, with its luminous stars and orbiting planets, is largely made up of elements we can’t actually see — like dark energy and dark matter — and therefore don’t...
17.08.2022
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04.08.2022
Smart Brevity. How to write less but say more
So I’ve got some tough medicine for you. The truth is that everybody in this room needs to radically rethink how you communicate, especially how you write if you want anything to stick in this...
02.08.2022
The rise of boring architecture and the case for radically human buildings
Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so … dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring architecture, designer Thomas Heatherwick offers a path out of...
28.07.2022
Green energy transition and potential risks
Let’s talk about some of our blind spots related to decarbonization. Now, what does one have to do with the other, you may ask. Good question. We often hear that a climate-safe future is a necessary...
12.07.2022
SpaceX’s supersized Starship rocket and the future of galactic exploration
I am super excited to tell you that we are about to explore space in a big way. And the future of space exploration is like nothing we’ve ever seen before, and the future is one we can hardly even imagine....
10.07.2022
The actual cost of preventing climate breakdown
As the climate crisis worsens, too many people are swinging from denial straight to despair. But we should not lose hope. Humanity has enormous resources under its command, and by applying them...
30.06.2022
A second chance for fathers to connect with their kids
Did you know that an estimated 10 million children in the United States see their fathers less than once a month? Research tells us what happens to boys and girls without dads or stable father figures in...
29.06.2022
5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid
History is full of massive examples of harm caused by people Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci once said that history is full of massive examples of harm caused by people with great power who felt that just...
23.06.2022
What is the rarest color in nature and why?
Every color you see in front of you can be found in nature. Some plant, animal, or mineral bears almost every hue imaginable. But which of these colors are you least likely to see in the natural world? There...
15.06.2022
Esports and the new era of play
It was Christmas Day, 1995. My brother Rich and I, we’re up early, we’re excited, it’s Christmas. He rushed into my room and in there my father had left his IBM ThinkPad and a...
12.06.2022
How to Preserve Your Private Life in the Age of Social Media?
Growing up in the public eye, multi-hyphenate creator Bryce Dallas Howard experienced the familiar pressure to share her life with the world on social media. But with her mother’s steadfast guidance,...
08.06.2022
A Brain Implant That Turns Your Thoughts Into Text
A few months ago, I surrendered the password to my Twitter account to let a person with paralysis tweet out their thoughts. But I mean that literally. Philip O’Keefe can’t use his fingers to type...