The world doesn’t lack for immature adults living life at the mercy of negative emotions. Honest self-appraisal is the key to shattering a false self-image. But where to begin?
Part 2: David Hulme interviews Achim Dobermann of Rothamsted Research about how agriculture will need to change if we hope to feed the world’s growing population.
Part 1: David Hulme interviews Achim Dobermann of Rothamsted Research about the effect of agriculture on our planet and how it will need to change if we hope to feed the world’s growing population.
Six remaining books round out the section of the Bible known as “the Prophets.” Their messages are diverse; yet, like the other prophetic writings, they share some common themes.
The dark side of human nature is always with us. In the face of new trends in the world around, we need to think about how we, as individuals, will proceed.
Insight Video: If warnings about environmental disaster or the threat of war seem overly alarmist—that things always work out in the end—maybe it’s time to think again.
Neuroscientist Anders Sandberg talks about the challenges and risks inherent in our steady march toward an age where machine intelligence surpasses that of human beings.
Insight Video: The perilous state of our natural world is enough to induce anxiety and distress in all but those who refuse to see. Is there any reason for hope?
Insight Video: The appointment of Mohammad Shtayyeh as Palestinian prime minister suggests the possibility of renewed momentum in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
What kind of world will our children inherit? Today’s environmental problems call for a long-term global solution—one that upends a current business-as-usual focus on near-term benefit.
Piers Millett of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute talks about potential global biological catastrophes stemming from such risks as bioterrorism, pandemic disease and genetic manipulation.
