Society

A collage featuring the text "Forgotten Hardships," with images of distressed people, a graph with a declining trend, and various historical imagery in red and black tones.
Life was dirty, difficult, and dangerous for almost everyone who ever existed
9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.
Jason Crawford
Global Development
A new vision for the advancement of humanity
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Jason Crawford
A person holds up a cardboard sign with the message "psychedelics are not a crime" in a crowded room.
Drugs
Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next?
The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law.
Ben Seal | Knowable Magazine
For people in prison, a second chance to give back
In partnership with Stand Together
Sustainability
Reducing food waste and feeding the hungry
Psychology
Can a single conversation really change someone's mind? This research says yes.
Entrepreneurs
From multi-millionaire Bitcoin entrepreneur to inmate and back again
Scott Phoenix - the founder of artificial intelligence startup Vicarious
Entrepreneurs
Five insights: Scott Phoenix on creating AI and building a company around a crazy idea
Mike Riggs
Addiction
This week in ideas: Fighting addiction with implants, using VR to educate, Amazon Prime gets primer
Mike Riggs
Veterans
This Army sergeant started a 24-hour hotline for service members with PTSD
Mike Riggs
Jerral Hancock Wounded Veteran with Bionics
Bionics
Meet the wounded veteran using bionics to take back his independence
Mike Riggs
Bionics
This week in ideas: Reasons to feel good about humanity
Mike Riggs