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The Most Persuasive Future We Imagine Wins, Not the Noblest or Most Accurate

And why accurate and noble narratives about the future can only mobilize collective action if the people can build and describe this future together.
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Education

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Hear Me Out: What If We Made Lifelong Learning a Religion?
A philosophical exploration of the potential benefits of integrating religious elements into lifelong learning for critical thinking and societal…
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The Blind Spot in AI Tutors Holding Every Student Back
From Khan Academy to ChatGPT: Are We Missing the Point in EdTech?
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Economy & Society

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The Only in the Room: Nodding in U.S. Tech Culture As 0.001% of the Industry
On times I've chosen to dance.
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Linguistic Barriers to a Warless World
Exploring how the the experiences Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Lathe of Heaven" reflect the challenges of overcoming linguistic and cultural limitations to…
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Perhaps No One Enjoys Only Eating Eggs and Bananas 1095 Times a Year
The abstract, distant, and theoretical understanding of people different than us often makes us forget they are people, too.
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We Are Falling Short
When we are silent after 30,000 people are massacred, we are falling short.
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Personal Reflections

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Do What You Are Inspired To Do Right Away
It might not be the perfect time, but it might be the only time.
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Feminine Energy
He hires sex workers to massage him everywhere. He says it is close to the real thing, only without love, and sometimes cheaper.
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A Contest in Which All of Us Lose
"The Death of Ivan Ilyich" teaches us that the body's death can give birth to the soul, but it seldom does.
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Digital Swords
On "first-world" digital nomads ignorantly forcing their own ideology and presence on others
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