Join a “modern social club,” one ad beckons. “Turn strangers into friends” via curated dinner parties at trendy restaurants. A luxury condo building flogs its “community clubhouse” as an exciting amenity, while yet another social start-up informs me, rather ominously, that “we find your people.”

How do we model the future of work? It takes a village.

It can run 28 mph, and jumps (flat-footed) 6 1/2' vertically

This summer has been a terrible fire season in the U.S.—just not in the most populated places.

Reading fiction may strengthen the social skills we use to understand and connect with others. Thanks Pam!

Neither a victory nor a defeat, the Korean War lingers in a stalemate that remains unresolved.

For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward.

In this (AUDIO) 1A edition of our series, “If You Can Keep It,” we take a look at the scale of President Trump’s personal enrichment during his second term. What happens when the line blurs between the president’s personal wealth and the interests of the country?

The strongest leaders aren’t the ones who reject everything they learned from the families who raised them.

Why financially worthwhile work isn’t always psychologically engaging. Yes, ... particially correct, ...but far too limited, ... and so "yesterday." Learn why relationship "compensation" designs should include both "intrinsic" as well as "extrinsic" compensations.

PwC analysis explores the five major trends shaping the market.

Rising labor costs and fast-delivery demands are pushing companies to automate fulfillment

The machine can bolster your thinking if you know what to delegate and what you need to do yourself.

The Roman emperor ended the persecution of Christians. Will Beijing follow suit?

The loneliness crisis comes to campus.

The latest findings on AI and job loss Related, conversely

DM Good morning. In our recent conversation about the 19 consciousness frameworks described in Patrick House's "19 ways of Looking at Consciousness" perhaps we did not extend enough attention to points made in the first pages of his introduction? Upon my once again perusing the book, he offers two salient two points from the onset: 1) He concurs that we do not know how consciousness arises within matter (especially within the quanta, particles, cells and segments of magic

Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River.

Behind the protests over Flock cameras and data centers are fears about the dawn of a new tech era

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