When CEOs Value Employees, Everyone Wins
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Don’t Fear the Terminator
Artificial intelligence never needed to evolve, so it didn’t develop the survival instinct that leads to the impulse to dominate others
The Untapped Potential of “Natural Mentoring”
Informal support from known and trusted adults makes an enormous difference
Can a Universal Basic Income Reduce Childhood Obesity?
Alaska’s experience suggests it can
The Moon as a Fishing Net for Extraterrestrial Life
Its surface could, in principle, preserve the remains of organisms or even technology from beyond our solar system
Fighting for Coral Reefs in a Warming World
Climate change is putting them in danger, but there’s still hope they can be saved
The Paradox of Growth
Average global per capita GDP has skyrocketed since 1950, but damage to the biosphere has increased dramatically as well—and decoupling the two remains an enormous challenge
No, the Exoplanet K2-18b Is Not Habitable
News outlets that said otherwise are just crying wolf—but they’re not the only ones at fault
Of Animal Germs and Pachyderms
A novel approach for making Africa’s largest transfrontier conservation area a success
We Deliver Vaccines to the World's Poorest, Hardest-to-Reach Children
The 2019 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award is a gratifying validation of the work we do at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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