Terms like ‘affordability,’ ‘socialism’ and ‘famine’ take on new, politically convenient meanings.

In post-apocalyptic fiction, imagined futures turn today’s political and cultural tensions into geography.

Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found.

For half a decade we’ve been worrying that ideas are getting harder to find. In fact, they might just be harder to sell. Excerpt : "However if ideas remain as discoverable as ever, but their economic impact is fading, then we need to look downstream from the laboratory. The decline in allocative efficiency should be more of a main focus — we need to throw more of our intellectual capital at understanding how to increase competitiveness and the market potential for innovative

Brands trying to wrest greater control of their narratives are asking for ‘storytelling’ skill sets—without a campfire in sight Quick Summary The percentage of U.S. LinkedIn job postings including “storyteller” doubled in the year ended Nov. 26. Executives mentioned “storyteller” or “storytelling” 456 times this year through Dec. 8, up from 359 in 2024. The decline in traditional media, with print newspaper circulation down 70% since 2005, fuels the demand for corporate story

The attack at Brown University is just the latest example.

Here’s how effective leaders get it right

DM Good morning! After all our multitudes of conversations directly or indirectly which relates to my topic of today, I again want to continue to explore the essential factor(s), core(s) or most fundamental reason(s) for why humans, and by extension, collective units of humanity, so endlessly and tenaciously rely upon, display and spread unfounded confidence, certainties and outright hubris within the knowledge which they hold so dear and constantly project to others. This in

When nations clash, military prowess is important—but don’t forget about endurance, supply and alliances.

History shows that progress often depends on activists at both ends of the spectrum. More from " The Engine of Progress" ... Exploring the people and ideas driving humanity forward.

For some Gen Z conservatives, H-1B visas are a hot new topic.

A potent new fusion of old-style human spycraft with cutting-edge technology is having a big impact on high-stakes conflicts.

And the Germans who didn’t Excerpt: " ... Fallada delivers valuable insight into the varieties of mental resistance to autocracy. The quietest kinds of opposition—what we read, what we think, what we believe—can keep autocrats paranoid, distrustful, ill at ease. Rising above cowardice can inoculate us against complicity, as some German citizens showed. And speaking out, even surreptitiously and unsuccessfully, stands in stark contrast to remaining silent. As a young woman exp

The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow

Systemic issues with American military provisioning

Undisclosed appendices detail Trump administration’s plan to unlock frozen Russian funds held in Europe and bring Moscow in from the cold Quick Summary U.S. peace proposals envision U.S. companies tapping a roughly $200 billion pool of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Europe seeks to use those frozen funds as a loan to Ukraine for weapons and government operations, opposing U.S. investment plans. U.S. plans include American companies investing in Russian st

With AI taking over their grunt work, lawyers and other professionals may have to charge for outcomes rather than time spent Quick Summary The billable hour, prevalent since the 1960s, is becoming untenable for professional services due to accelerating AI capabilities. AI systems can perform tasks like contract review and document drafting in minutes or seconds, making time-based billing illogical. Alternative pricing models, such as value-based pricing or subscriptions, are

New research from Wharton’s Peter Cappelli reveals how even the slightest mistreatment at work can result in lost productivity.

Not about Iraq. But the moral tenor of their political writings could be an antidote to the current Federal leadershhip vectors.

The U.S. administration’s new policy shows less concern for the American homeland than for building an illiberal world order.