At a Distance

Rebecca Solnit on Slowness as a Superpower

Charlayne Hunter-Gault on History as a Compass for Navigating the Present

Sarah Lohman on Creating a More Affordable, Healthful, and Moral Food System

David W. Orr on the Inextricable Links Between Climate and Democracy

Pedro Gadanho on How Architecture Must Adapt to Our Ecological Emergency

Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation

Lesley Lokko on Imagining the Future Through an African Lens

Dacher Keltner on Why We All Need Daily Doses of Awe

Marina Koren on Rethinking the “Overview Effect”

Sarah Jaquette Ray on Navigating the Emotional Havoc of Climate Anxiety

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber on Applying the Intersectional Thinking of the Bauhaus to Today

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on the Inextricable Links Between Colonialism and the Climate Crisis

Moshe Safdie on Architecture as a Means to Uplift the Spirit

Alec Nevala-Lee on the Enduring Legacy of R. Buckminster Fuller

Suzanne Lee on the Circular, Lower-Impact Potential of Biomaterials

Vasant Dhar on Why We Need Guardrails Around Internet Data

Karenna Gore on Applying Ethics to the Climate Conversation

Dr. Tara Stoinski on the Whole-Earth Impact of Gorilla Conservation

John Mack on Why Reality Cannot Actually Be “Augmented”

Elizabeth Adams on A.I. Ethics as a Guide to the Future

David Chalmers on the Glorious Possibilities of Virtual Worlds

Batja Mesquita on Finding Common Ground Through Emotional Understanding

Joseph Awuah-Darko on Growing Ghana’s Cultural and Creative Renaissance

Jane Poynter on Space Travel as a Pathway to Shifting Perspectives

Kyle Smitley on Building a Craft-Forward Approach to Education

Stephen Marche on Why the United States Should Be Concerned About a Civil War

Jens Martin Skibsted on Rethinking “Design Thinking”

Tony Fadell on How to Build Culture-Shifting Products

John Markoff on the Whole Earth Impact of Stewart Brand

Jeff Rosenthal on the Art of Building a Community

Andrew Carmellini on the Future of Restaurants in America

Dr. Jo Handelsman on Why We Must Care for the Soil Beneath Our Feet

Samuel Ross on Designing Objects That Record and Reflect on the World

Jay McInerney on Looking at Society Through the Lens of Wine

Kate Orff on How Humans Can Rebuild Natural Systems

Kathleen Finlay on the Vast Potential of Regenerative Agriculture

Marc Peter Keane on Finding Peace of Mind in Japanese Gardens

Daniel Schmachtenberger on the Dire Need for an Open Society

Wava Carpenter on Design as a Tool for Storytelling

Bernie Krause on Tuning in to Nature’s Soundscapes

Kai-Fu Lee on How A.I. Could Make Us Better Humans

Jordan Ellenberg on Looking at the World Through the Lens of Geometry

Emilien Crespo on the Beauty of Embracing the Unexpected

Raj Patel on the Societal Stressors Making Us Sick

Penny Abeywardena on How Local Actions Can Have Global Impacts

Josh Berson on Moving Forward Together When Things Fall Apart

Devon Turnbull on His Endless Quest for Sonic Purity

Vanessa Barboni Hallik on Treating Clothing as an Asset

Daniel Libeskind on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Alice Sparkly Kat on Astrology’s Personal and Political Implications