Elon Musk is right. Web3 is BS. To put it mildly, I am not Elon’s biggest fan. He’s an ignorant, narcissistic, reckless, self-indulgent buffoon who treats his employees like crap, and who just happens to be amazing at marketing himself, which helped him become a billionaire, despite running unprofitable companies. …

As pack animals, we thrive on engagement and connection — Big tech’s inspiring COOs, faux apologies, and philanthropy all smear Vaseline over the lens, obfuscating more social damage than any sector in recent memory. The industry has employed tobacco/NRA genius to a communications strategy best summarized as “Fabric Softener” or “Lipstick on Cancer.” …

Whether you’re camped out on the beach or curled up on the couch on a rainy day, there’s nothing quite like sitting down with a great book in the summer. While we were still in the White House, I began sharing my summer favorites — and over the years, it’s…

A staggering volume of food is wasted on its way from producers and farms to people’s fridges and cupboards, and public concern is mounting. Journalist Lucy Purdy meets three inventors of potential solutions — all previous entrants to the James Dyson Award (JDA) — who are experimenting with what and how we will eat in the future. — When one in nine people on Earth remain malnourished, one statistic makes for uncomfortable reading: between 30 and 50 per cent of all food produced on the planet is lost before ever reaching a human stomach.

Startup — without quitting your day job — Question: What do Craigslist and Albert Einstein have in common? Answer: Their big idea started as a side project. 1905. Albert Einstein worked six days a week full-time in an office, examining patent applications. He dedicated all his remaining hours to studying and experimenting with physics. …

The inspection paradox is a statistical illusion you’ve probably never heard of. It’s a common source of confusion, an occasional cause of error, and an opportunity for clever experimental design. And once you know about it, you see it everywhere. How many students? One of my favorite examples is the apparent paradox of…

To get the most out of your gallery experience, think “love at first sight” — It’s a sad fact that many people won’t ever step into art galleries and museums. Some are reluctant to do so because those places can be intimidating. Even contemporary art can have a snooty, rarefied air about it that feels cold and uninviting. Art is important because it’s part of…

We didn’t start the fire — My country leads the world in very little. Marco Polo said we were the world’s finest island for our size, which seems like a backhanded compliment now that I think about it. We usually lead the world in sex-related Googling, and we export a lot of cinnamon. Oh, and we’re…

And what type of education gets you there — There’s no way around it : work is changing. But, regardless of what hundreds of misinformed think-pieces will argue on the matter, working itself is not going away anytime soon, however worthy of our time that discussion may be. Work is, in fact, ever-changing, ever-evolving, always progressively, never at once…