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Elon Musk's growing relationship with President Trump can result in revolutionizing the country's aging infrastructure.
The first week of Donald Trump's Presidency features a flurry of activity and a flurry of warnings, like the resetting of the Doomsday Clock.
The world economy is often measured in terms of money, but is this the best method?
Elon Musk's cryptic messages about a mysterious tunneling project in California are getting more substantive.
In a world afraid of embarrassment, asking dumb questions is a super power, says Tim Ferriss. It takes a secure intellect to risk looking silly, but the rewards are there for the taking.
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A careful analysis by two economists finds that phony journalism had little influence on voters and the outcome of the election.
A universal basic income (UBI) policy could change how we evaluate the meaning and quality of work in our society.
A new genetic study sees us getting gently stupider over time.
Nowhere is anti-intellectualism more warmly incubated or does misinformation spread faster than in the online community, which is why Facebook – the third most-visited website in the world – has such a weighty responsibility.rn
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The feud between some of the Rockefellers and ExxonMobil has intensified.
In 1972, eight mice were placed in a utopia. Full of food, water, bedding, and space for 3000 mice. Within three years there were no survivors.
Politics is a noble, brave world, says Bernard-Henri Lévy – but that's not what we have here. rn
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Did decentralizing top-down media control bring us any closer to the truth-topia we were hoping for?
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It takes four dollars of debt to create a single dollar of GDP growth in China. For context, at the peak of the GFC in 2008 it was taking three dollars of debt to create a dollar of GDP growth in the U.S. China has received the kiss of debt, says Ruchir Sharma.
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How will we deal with the impending overpopulation crisis – and how much of a crisis is it anyway?
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A global risk report by the World Economic Forum lists populism and social division among the top five trends that will determine global markets in 2017 and beyond.
Louise Tarrant argues less work is not weakness, but a sign of prosperity and a necessity to the coming automation.
More than 630 companies are calling out President-elect Donald Trump in an open letter. It asks him to keep the promises the United States made during the Paris Agreement and move us closer to a low-carbon economy.
A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.
Students at an English university have demanded that their curriculum be "decolonized". What does that mean?
Want to make someone an offer they can't refuse? Understand how our minds are hung up on loss aversion, says former FBI negotiator Chris Voss.
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Go fearlessly into the Internet, but not blindly, says Virginia Heffernan – each corner of digital culture has its best practices. Not learning them is a disrespect.
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Not every language agrees on how many colors there are. With some having more terms and others fewer. But does that mean we see the world differently?
A report by UK's parliamentary committee tackles the issue of non-integration in the country's Muslim communities.
Overpopulation is often viewed as a nightmare, but what if it's a dream come true?
A patent filed for Amazon's "airborne fulfillment centers" reveals the e-commerce giant's plans for the future of delivery.
No offense, says Slavoj Žižek, but maybe we need to incorporate some "gently racist" icebreakers into our conversations.
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Let's not let the prospect of a little free money stop us from pursuing more progressive regulations and reforms.
Author and robot expert Dr. David Levy explains how marriage with robots will come in the next several decades as technological and societal transformations take place.
Add to playlist! Stanford University posts its Ho Center for Buddhist Studies series of talks on YouTube.