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The Battle Between Action and Belief
The Battle Between Action and Belief
Author Margaret Atwood explores the nuances of Christian culture, and why the details matter in the wake of the 2016 election.
Margaret E. Atwood
Dec 7, 2017
Truth Matters
Truth Matters
In a year of untruths, Roxane Gay reminds us what’s real.
Roxane Gay
Dec 7, 2017
Optimism is Exhausting
Optimism is Exhausting
In light of a challenging personal year, artist Mari Andrew invites us to reexamine optimism and see it for what it really is: hard.
Mari Andrew
Dec 7, 2017
Radical Empathy
Radical Empathy
Hillary Clinton wants you to vote… for empathy.
Hillary Clinton
Dec 7, 2017
Driving Back Chaos
Driving Back Chaos
Senator John McCain confronts the chaos of this year.
John McCain
Dec 7, 2017
Merge Now
Merge Now
The President of Y Combinator doesn’t predict the merging of man and machine; he believes it’s already happening.
Sam Altman
Dec 7, 2017
Cultivating Roots
Cultivating Roots
Harvard’s Henry Louis Gates Jr., host of PBS’s Finding Your Roots, explains how knowing our past is crucial to navigating the present.
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Dec 7, 2017
Phishing for Phools
Phishing for Phools
The CEO of O’Reilly Media explains why social media manipulation is today’s greatest phishing scam.
Tim O'Reilly
Dec 7, 2017
Are You an Ally?
Are You an Ally?
It’s time to stop thinking that your own warm feelings and properly woke policy positions are enough to make you an ally.
Ana Marie Cox
Dec 7, 2017
Revisiting a Year of Undoing
Revisiting a Year of Undoing
Author Jonathan Safran Foer reflects on the most crucial moments this year— in order to carry forward a much needed awareness into the next…
Jonathan Safran Foer
Dec 18, 2017
The Urge to Normalize
The Urge to Normalize
In 2017, the battle to resist normalization sometimes felt like the biggest of all.
Deepak Chopra
Dec 7, 2017
Designers Need the “Regret Test”
Designers Need the “Regret Test”
Behavior Designer Nir Eyal introduces a simple test that could help tech companies avoid huge ethical missteps.
Nir Eyal
Dec 7, 2017
Breaking Bad News
Breaking Bad News
NextDraft founder Dave Pell reflects on a nation obsessed with the black hole of breaking news.
Dave Pell
Dec 7, 2017
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