Culture

A black and white image split into two sections: a half globe on the left and a crowd of people on the right, with the text "More Humans Are Better" in the center and the number 3 in the top right corner.
The overlooked virtues of a crowded world
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
Jason Crawford
A graphic titled "Humanity vs. Nature" showing a human evolutionary timeline, biocentrism, ecocentrism, and ethos depictions of nature, including a tree, a bird, and marine life.
Why harmony with nature is a myth
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
Jason Crawford
Abstract digital collage featuring a hand holding a smartphone, the logo of The Onion, binary code, and a webpage against a green and blue background.
Entertainment
How the internet changed news, according to The Onion
Freethink spoke to Onion staffers about parodying news from the print era into the digital age.
Tim Brinkhof and Stephen Johnson
The joy of being wrong
In partnership with John Templeton Foundation
These hero pups are helping veterans and prisoners heal
Series| Catalysts
Could this be the future of foster care?
In partnership with Stand Together
Who will save your parent’s life story?
Veterans
Veterans to the rescue
Fixing Justice
A day in the life of a 'violence interruptor'
Michelle Frankfurter
Fixing Justice
24 years for a crime he didn’t commit
How to teach kids to read in as little as 50 days
In partnership with Skoll Foundation
How San Francisco residents saved local businesses
This fearless principal used UFC & skateboards to save a failing school