U.S. allies are growing increasingly disenchanted by the country’s aggressive foreign policy strategy.

You’ve long heard about search engine optimization. Companies are now spending big on generative engine optimization.

1990s initiative to replace housing projects with mixed-income developments gave children economic lift as adults, research finds

Existing measures of AI “exposure” overlook workers’ "adaptive capacity"—i.e., their varied ability to navigate job displacement. Related: The A.I. Skills Gap

Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can.

What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late

DM Please provide your perspectives on Lucretius, particularly any guidance as to what we should be curating today from his thinking. Lucretius (c. 99-55 BCE) wrote "De Rerum Natura" (" On the Nature of Things" ), a philosophical poem presenting Epicurean philosophy, particularly the atomistic physics of Democritus as developed by Epicurus. Key aspects of his thought: Atomism - everything is composed of atoms moving through void Anti-supernaturalism - natural explanations fo

The "physical AI" boom has created a world of opportunity for robot makers, and they're not holding back.

One of the most important structural elements is often underfunded and missing from the conversation happening in boardrooms, courtrooms, and the halls of government: human relationships in the form of mentorship. Related report

DM I ponder if there are "cognitive spark plugs" which may ignite greater humility, thus leading ideally more sustainable curiosity. (I realize some folks are said to occasonally achieve this by experiencing awe-inspiriing moments; but I seek to go beyond a reliance on "situational serindipity followed by personal recepitivity." As you recall, I envisioned Pantakinesis as one means of launching a mind upon a trajectory of expansive creativity, fueled by radically increased hu

New research from Wharton’s Henning Piezunka reveals a common mistake that organizational communities make when hiring a new manager into an established leadership team.

A key to closing the achievement gap may lie outside the classroom.

Ideas for improving office life, courtesy of those who have to work in them

Too many rich and prominent people turn out to be egotistical jerks: Brad Stulberg argues for a more grounded path towards excellence. KEY TAKEAWAYS Many of us get frustrated by the out-­of-­touch actions or moral failures of conventionally “successful” people. An “autotelic experience” represents the fulfillment and satisfaction that arise from doing a job well for its own sake. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once noted that: “The only thing in life that’s really worth having is go

DM Related to many of our conversations, I (divergently) continue to consider optimally pragmatic means to introduce, instruct, facilitate and sustain UII™ (Ubiquitous Integrated Inquiry™) to adolescents and adults who possess applicable motivations. This may be integrated with, or even central to 4Chairs.Life communities, and have relevance to prior post regarding the pursuit of eudaimonia. I foresee both non-trivial challenges as well as vast opportunities and benefits. As

Thriving in a world of agentic AI

DM Is hubris an addiction, literally? (In all its many forms, such a certainty, unfounded/premature conclusions, blind faith, hollow trust, shallow dichotomies, etc.) This is a genuinely radical inquiry, and I think the answer may be closer to "literally yes" than most people assume. The neurological case: Certainty and conclusion-reaching activate dopaminergic reward pathways—the same circuits implicated in substance and behavioral addictions. The brain doesn't particularly

Deans and administrators keep confronting the same dilemma.

The pace of change can paralyze some adults. It’s time to develop a more dynamic relationship with risk-taking and failure.

Patience can sometimes feel like a lost art, particularly in a culture that prizes competition and the idea of “failing fast.” But psychologist Sarah Schnitker says patience is a vital skill for success in both our personal and professional lives.