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?

Who were the so-called minor prophets, and what was the purpose of their writings?

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.

Insight Video: Is it possible to be in politics without becoming tainted by political corruption?

Twentieth-century totalitarians shared a number of characteristics. With a new crop of autocrats entering the world stage, learning the lessons of our recent history is vital.

Is there hope for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian impasse in what some have called “a dangerous neighborhood”?

In this installment on the Prophets, we look at the lives and messages of Jeremiah and Ezekiel.

Insight Video: Men such as Lenin, Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler and Mao could one day reappear, but in a different form. Their shared traits serve as warning signs for us today.

Insight Video: Around the globe, the illicit economy shows no signs of slowing. Whatever form it takes, corruption touches us all.

From bribery and cronyism to counterfeit goods and money laundering, corruption touches every nation and every level of society. And it was predicted to be so.

Where the first half of Isaiah’s prophetic book focuses mainly on warning Judah and surrounding nations, the second half is primarily about restoration and peace.

Part Two: AI expert Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh answers questions about the rapidly developing technology behind artificial intelligence.

Insight Video: Artificial intelligence is changing lives for the better, but its developers acknowledge that it also poses serious risks. This raises some far-reaching questions.

Increasingly sophisticated and “intelligent” technologies now allow us to alter not only day-to-day life but the planet itself. They also invite abuse—and chaos. What can be done?

Part One: What can we look forward to in a world where artificial intelligence plays a bigger role? What should we be concerned about? An AI expert provides some answers.