The age-old, reproductively-driven quest for status explains why efforts to combat climate change have failed. It also illustrates a path forward. … More
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We’re Optimizing Ourselves to Death
Burnout is the inevitable result of our endlessly accelerating pace of life Author’s Note: I’ve recently partnered with Project DigInThere, an … More
Evolution Has Already Approved of Everything You’ll Do Tomorrow
Darwin’s theories illustrate the improbability of the present and the unknowability of the future “Each and every one of us has … More
The Market Is Catching Up to You
From soccer to Chipotle, everything we do is shaped by economics The FIFA World Cup, and specifically the penalty-kick-heavy match … More
The End of Authenticity
A tourist in search of something increasingly hard to find. Since being in Amsterdam, I’ve felt out of place, which must … More
An Economy of Desire
What economic theory says about the internet’s effect on society “Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley … More
A Week in the Land of a Thousand Hills
And the beauty of Rwanda and its people. The shock that came upon arrival to Rwanda — the land of a thousand … More
Myths Gave Way To Climate Change
They may also help us solve it. “When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the … More
We Cannot Amuse Ourselves to Death
And that is far more worrying than the idea that we could. “Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain … More
The Potency of Purpose
“Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency … More
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