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Let’s start with the following principles.Energy is the only universal currency. To get something done you need to convert it from one of its many formats”…

In 2025, the first signs of life outside our solar system may be detected.Crucial to this potential breakthrough is the 6.5-meter diameter James Webb Space Telescope…

We live in times of uncertainty. Not only because of global threats to society, but many people, especially young people, are facing unprecedented anxiety on a…

Beliefs and practices about music’s ability to heal the mind, body, and spirit date back to the Upper Paleolithic period, approximately 20,000 years ago. Music has…

In 2025, A small indigenous tribe that calls itself “People of Color” will return to their homeland for the first time in 80 years. Their return…

In 2025, there will be a fundamental shift in the language of climate politics. We’ll hear much less from scientists and policymakers about “emissions reductions” and…

Many places are becoming increasingly uninhabitable. And around a quarter of humanity is already facing drought and associated food insecurity. By 2070, one-fifth of the planet…

We humans may be the only species conscious of our own mortality. We’re obsessed with how to postpone the inevitable, and if we can’t, how to…

In the real world, we are trying to figure out how to share the world with children to keep them safe while allowing adults to participate…

In 2025, AI and machine learning will begin to amplify the impact of Crispr genome editing in medicine, agriculture, climate change, and the basic research supporting…