Maybe the moments that feel the most blank, uncreative, and unproductive are the very moments when our best ideas are forming themselves, somewhere beyond our conscious thoughts.
How the Sustainable Development Goals can usher in a new era of cooperation and prosperity
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are now adopted by 193 countries and represent a level of international collaboration unparalleled in human history.
Google and Yelp are making it easier to find Black-owned businesses
Both Google and Yelp have reported a drastic surge in searches for Black-owned businesses since the beginning of June. Now both companies are adding icons that help customers more easily identify Black-owned businesses.
Time is a flat circle
Despite the notion that we are changing for the worse, part of this story is also that nothing ever really changes. We never really change. Our ways of being never really change.
You spot it, you got it
We tend to project our insecurities onto others. We see in others what we fear about ourselves. These projections can be our greatest teachers.
How ranked choice voting can strengthen our democracy
Ranked choice voting (RCV) describes voting systems that allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference, and then uses those rankings to elect candidates with a broad base of support.
New Zealand passes historic bill to ensure pay equity between men and women
New Zealand’s parliament has unanimously passed the Equal Pay Amendment Bill that ensures that women in historically underpaid female-dominated industries receive the same remuneration as men in different but equal-value work.
U.S. FCC approves three-digit suicide prevention hotline – 988
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline. Within 18 months, all Americans will be able to call this number to seek help if they are at risk of suicide.
“Modern” humans
For millennia, humans have had capabilities and capacities that proto-humans could never have imagined. These are the very traits that have propelled humanity into its dominant position in the world today.
Atlassian to build world’s largest hybrid timber tower in Sydney
The 40-story building will feature a steel exoskeleton complemented by Mass Timber Construction (MTC). The new features will cut daily energy consumption and the carbon embodied in its construction by 50%.
