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What Japan’s Wild Snow Monkeys Can Teach Us About Animal Culture
Smithsonian Magazine
Science
Nature
What Japan’s Wild Snow Monkeys Can Teach Us About Animal CultureScientists have been studying the primates at some of the nation’s hot springs, and what they have learned about evolution is astonishing.
China's rural revolution: the architects rescuing its villages from oblivion
The Guardian
Design
China's rural revolution: the architects rescuing its villages from oblivionIn the remote Chinese village of Caizhai, a series of wooden pavilions step down a slope next to a babbling brook, their pitched tiled roofs echoing the rocky peaks of the mountains behind.
My Collectible Ass
e-flux
Digital
Art
My Collectible AssTo think about digital objects as collectable, it may help to start by asking what it is that is actually collected. We tend to think that what is collected is a rare object. But what makes it rare? Perhaps there is more than one way to make an object rare.
How NFTs Are Transforming What It Means to Buy and Sell Art
ELEPHANT
Digital
Life
How NFTs Are Transforming What It Means to Buy and Sell ArtDebates about non-fungible tokens, the art world’s favourite new buzzword, have raised hotly contested questions about the future of digital art. What comes next?
The Gene: An Intimate History
Wikipedia
Book
The Gene: An Intimate HistoryFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn to "read" and "write" our own genetic information?
NFTs make the internet ownable
Variant
Tech
NFTs make the internet ownableWhy crypto is becoming the "port of entry" for all internet media. Before tech, I was an artist manager in music. When I started the firm, I believed one thing about the music industry very firmly: ownership endows power. Typically, labels had ownership over the music, and thus, power over artists.
I Talked to the Cassandra of the Internet Age
The New York Times
Tech
Insight
I Talked to the Cassandra of the Internet AgeThe internet rewired our brains. He predicted it would.
Nurturing Architecture
Next Nature
Design
Insight
Nurturing ArchitectureMillions of years ago, humans evolved on the savannah. There were no smartphones, cities or highways. Our living environment has changed completely. The way we currently build is not sustainable.
Clubhouse and the endless cycle of social apps
Another Podcast
Tech
Insight
Clubhouse and the endless cycle of social appsAre social apps technology, media or pop culture? How many times can you re-invent the same forms?
Anti-Network Effects
Breaking Smart
Insight
Anti-Network Effects"Governments around the world are working out the logistics problems of distributing billions of vaccine doses. It feels like a symbol of the times we are entering into, times that I think will be defined by anti-network effects."
After Alarmism
New York Magazine
Climate
After AlarmismThe war on climate denial has been won. And that’s not the only good news.
How to be a genius
Aeon
Insight
How to be a geniusI traveled the world and trawled the archive to unearth the hidden lessons from history’s most brilliant people.
Other Species are Essential Workers, whose economies enfold our own.
Medium
Climate
Insight
Other Species are Essential Workers, whose economies enfold our own.Is human society collapsing because we don’t recognize the work and intelligence of other species?
Design Matters: Marina Abramović
Design Matters
Mindfulness
Life
Design Matters: Marina AbramovićMarina Abramović reflects on all the moments that made her the performance genius that she is today—in which the artist is, indeed, utterly present.
How to be lucky
Psyche
Mental
Health
How to be luckyMost of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity.
Here’s why you get gloomy in the winter — and what you can do about it
TED
Health
Here’s why you get gloomy in the winter — and what you can do about itIf the darkening evenings and turning leaves induce a mild sense of dread in you every year, you’re not alone.
"That’s not to say that fiction has no ‘value’ for self-development."
Offscreen Mag
Insight
"That’s not to say that fiction has no ‘value’ for self-development.""I think we can all agree that what the people creating new technology needs more of right now is the ability to step into the shoes of others who don’t think, look, or live like them."
The Future of Food, Energy and Space
Tony Robbins Podcast
Business
Insight
The Future of Food, Energy and SpaceIn this episode, Tony Robbins sits down with four extraordinary human beings that are working to solve major global issues, who believe so strongly in their solutions and have so much certainty that it’s almost contagious.
The Art of Decision-Making
The New Yorker
Life
Insight
The Art of Decision-MakingIn July of 1838, Charles Darwin was twenty-nine years old and single. Two years earlier, he had returned from his voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle with the observations that would eventually form the basis of “On the Origin of Species.” In the meantime, he faced a more pressing analytical problem.
30 Years Since the Human Genome Project Began, What’s Next?
WIRED
Tech
30 Years Since the Human Genome Project Began, What’s Next?In 1987, when researchers first used the word genomics to describe the newly developing discipline of mapping DNA, Eric Green had just finished medical school. A few years later, he found himself working on the front lines of the young field’s marquee moon shot: the Human Genome Project.
Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Cravings (And Why You Don't Have To Quit)
NPR
Health
Insight
Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Cravings (And Why You Don't Have To Quit)After wrapping up his book about the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs, author Michael Pollan turned his attention to a drug that's hidden "in plain sight" in many people's lives: caffeine. "Here's a drug we use every day.
Don't just be the best, be the Only" with Kevin Kelly & James Currier
NFX Podcast
Business
Tech
Don't just be the best, be the Only" with Kevin Kelly & James CurrierIn this candid conversation with iconic tech thinker Kevin Kelly (founding Editor of Wired), we discuss inspirational and transformative advice for early-stage Founders reflecting on the work they’re doing, why they’re doing it, and how it all adds up in the long term.
A Wave of Change: Jamie Margolin and Jane Goodall
Atmos
Climate
A Wave of Change: Jamie Margolin and Jane GoodallOver the last few years, youth activists have taken on the climate crisis as the cause of their lives, largely because it will determine the course of them.
The Modern World Has Finally Become Too Complex for Any of Us to Understand
OneZero
Tech
Insight
The Modern World Has Finally Become Too Complex for Any of Us to UnderstandVast systems, from automated supply chains to high-frequency trading, now undergird our daily lives — and we’re losing control of all of them.
Fair value? Fixing the data economy
MIT Technology Review
Tech
Fair value? Fixing the data economyThe data economy is facing a social reckoning, say leading voices in industry, government, and academia. But what went wrong? And how can we fix it? Each innovation challenges the norms, codes, and values of the society in which it is embedded.
The Glorious, Almost-Disconnected Boredom of My Walk in Japan
WIRED
Digital
Life
Mindfulness
The Glorious, Almost-Disconnected Boredom of My Walk in JapanHow I modified my digital tools to reconnect with time on a six-week, 620-mile trip on foot across the country.
The Price of Distraction
Digital
Life
The Price of DistractionIn this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Adam Gazzaley about the way our technology is changing us.
The Cognition Crisis
Elemental
Digital
Health
The Cognition CrisisAnxiety. Depression. ADHD. Dementia. The human brain is in trouble. Technology is a cause — and a solution.
Yo-Yo Ma and the Meaning of Life
The New York Times
Life
Yo-Yo Ma and the Meaning of LifeThe immensity of Yo-Yo Ma’s talent is such that he would be globally admired if all he ever did was appear onstage or in a recording studio and then vanish after the last notes faded from his cello.
Headless Brands
Other Internet
Business
Tech
Headless BrandsWhile brands have traditionally been planned and designed directly by corporations, the rise of networked media has challenged the coherence of centrally-managed brand identities.
Artistry In The Age of GPT-3
@simondlr
Tech
Artistry In The Age of GPT-3Imagine a story containing Claude Shannon, Alan Turing…and Harry Potter. Now, imagine it being written by an AI.
Blockchain, the amazing solution for almost nothing
The Correspondent
Tech
Blockchain, the amazing solution for almost nothingBlockchain technology is going to change everything: the shipping industry, the financial system, government … in fact, what won’t it change? But enthusiasm for it mainly stems from a lack of knowledge and understanding. The blockchain is a solution in search of a problem.
Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens
Tim Ferris Show
Insight
Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of SapiensYuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, Forging the Skill of Awareness, and The Power of Disguised Books
With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCs
WIRED
Business
Tech
With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCsApple has long been the lone wolf of the personal computer industry in maintaining its own operating system instead of licensing Microsoft’s Windows as rivals do. Tuesday it struck out further from the pack, by launching its first laptops and desktops built on processors designed wholly in house.
Status Games with Eugene Wei
NFX
Tech
Status Games with Eugene WeiStatus can be a volatile, powerful driver of engagement. Status and one of its underlying mechanisms, scarcity must be considered by product designers in every category, as early on as possible.
Min Lew: doing good is good business
Folch Insights
Business
Min Lew: doing good is good business“If we want design to be viewed as a business tool, we should start presenting projects through the lens of a business objective.” When Min Lew started out she believed she was in the business of ideas. Today, as Partner, Creative Director and Managing Director of Base New York, Min believes she is in a creative people’s business. Empathy, understanding, critical thinking and vision will be the key skills of the future.
The tyranny of chairs: why we need better design
The Guardian
Design
The tyranny of chairs: why we need better designMost chairs aren’t designed to serve human bodies – but a better seat is possible.
Is a world without trash possible?
National Geographic
Climate
Is a world without trash possible?In Amsterdam I met a man who revealed to me the hidden currents of our lives—the massive flows of raw materials and products deployed, to such wonderful and damaging effect, by 7.7 billion humans. Our shared metabolism, you might say.
Rural Futurism
SSENSE
Climate
Life
Rural FuturismWe are constantly being told that more than half of the world’s population will soon be living in urban agglomerations. Countless biennials and books have questioned the way cities are changing...
Morning walk through the forest, village and lake
Thisispaper Stream
Life
Morning walk through the forest, village and lakeSoundtrack: 尾島由郎 - Biodome
Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?
New Yorker
Digital
Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?
The Evolution of Merchandise
Tight Media
Insight
The Evolution of MerchandiseHow T-shirts with prints changed the music industry.
Kumano Kodo
Openhouse
Life
Kumano KodoKumano Kodo is an ancient pilgrimage road located deep in the Japanese mountains south of the Kii Peninsula.
Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus
YouTube
Life
Aphex Twin - Stone In FocusVideo from Baraka (1992)
Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’
Onezero
Health
Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’
Platforms, Creative Communities, and the Need for a Radical Reimagining
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Platforms, Creative Communities, and the Need for a Radical ReimaginingInsecurity is the internet’s original sin, yet officials are fighting to undermine the encryption technologies that protect our personal information.
The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret
The Guardian
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The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secretThe race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale
Climate Science, Risk & Solutions
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Climate Science, Risk & SolutionsMore than 90% of climate scientists attribute the increase in global temperature over the past 30-40 years to greenhouse gases that humans have been adding to the atmosphere since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s.
The mathematical case against blaming people for their misfortune
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The mathematical case against blaming people for their misfortuneKenny Chow was born in Myanmar, and moved to New York City in 1987. He worked for years as a diamond setter for a jeweller, earning enough to buy a house for his family before he was laid off in 2011.
Living online and IRL
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Living online and IRLWhat happens when real life collides with your digital existence – the writer and ‘Poet Laureate of Twitter’ Patricia Lockwood talks to Andrew Marr.
The Display of the Future Might Be in Your Contact Lens
WIRED
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The Display of the Future Might Be in Your Contact LensA glance to the left. A flick to the right. As my eyes flitted around the room, I moved through a virtual interface only visible to me—scrolling through a calendar, looking up commute times home, and even controlling music playback.
Digital sovereignty and smart cities: what does the future hold?
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Digital sovereignty and smart cities: what does the future hold?Do you think there are some elements in this project that could be used to trigger similar processes in other cities? What kind of scale do you think this may affect? One of the most important aspects  of cities is their capacity to build networks, to exchange policies, projects, norms and their ap
How 2020 Remapped Your Worlds
Bloomberg
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How 2020 Remapped Your WorldsMaps are used to explore the world, but they also offer exploration within their own boundaries.
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