Life can feel like a movie where the only actor is you. Choose your cast from the parts of yourself that serve the story you truly want to tell.

The bright tones of country singers are marked by their twang, a vocal quality that makes voices easier to understand in noisy environments

Beijing’s massive manufacturing investments have driven the costs of clean energy down

At companies big and small, employees have feared being replaced by AI. The new threat: Being replaced by someone who knows AI. Related Also related Quick Summary to first link above Companies like IgniteTech are cutting staff who resist AI adoption. Accenture has trained about 70% of its 779,000 staff in generative AI fundamentals. A Gallup survey indicates over 40% of US workers not using AI believe it cannot help their work, and 11% resist changing their methods.

We’ve known intuitively for centuries that spending time in nature can give us a boost. But it’s only recently that scientists have begun to identify exactly what it is about the outdoors that has such a powerful effect on our mood and our minds. This week, psychologist Marc Berman explores how spending time in nature can actually undo some of the harmful effects of our modern lives.

"There are always aspects to life that we don’t like, and that’s an inevitable part of being alive."

To keep the flame alive, put love at the center of your life.

Metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions

Class Disrupted hosts sit down with Neerav Kingsland to discuss the ‘early days’ of AI in education: ‘Kids need to be supported in how they use AI.’

Why we may be investing too much importance in the role of technology

Here’s how to switch from trying to thriving in the age of the ‘infinite workday.’

Republican leaders need to speak up now, loudly and clearly, against any schemes to put Donald Trump back into the White House yet again. Related: the agenda behind the 3rd term threat

Higher education can—and should—fight the U.S. administration, but the age of lavish government support is coming to a close.

Booze is down and weed is up, and that’s doing something to us as a country.

Are we too quick to agree on the dangers of consensus? Related

State and city elections are now heavily intertwined with what happens in Washington.

The Department of Data started spelunking through archaic occupations in search of disappearing jobs — but it turns out the best answer is more obvious than you think.

The decline of criticism might explain the sense that our culture is stagnating. How can we bring it back?

Where climate forces are fueling more dangerous flooding

The search giant becomes the biggest name yet to generate an ad entirely with its Veo 3 and other artificial-intelligence tools Related Quick Summary of first link above Google launched its first fully AI-generated advertisement, featuring a turkey who uses its AI search tool to escape Thanksgiving. The Google ad will run on television, in movie theaters, and on social and digital media, with a Christmas-themed ad to follow. Some AI-generated ads have been criticized for unse