Frankly

Economics departments around the world teach a narrow boundary story of the way our world works. A narrative of infinite growth driven by consumption and money, which has dominated our culture and unknowingly shaped the way we live. But does this story really reflect our biophysical reality – or the full scope of humanity’s role within it?

Living in a period increasingly fraught by various crises and risks, it is more necessary than ever to be able to metabolize anxiety into something useful.

In a world grappling with converging crises, we often look outward – for new tech, new markets, new distractions.

In a world increasingly mediated by machines, the boundaries between human identity and artificial intelligence are beginning to blur.

In a culture driven by achievement, autonomy, and digital distraction, our sense of identity is often shaped by performance and external validation.

With more people on the planet than ever before – with most having constant digital access to one another

Each morning, people around the world wake up to more troubling headlines

In this special Earth Week edition of Frankly, Nate delves into what it truly means for a technology or project to be “in service of Life,”

Unintended Consequences in a Complex World

Language is one of humanity’s most unique and powerful tools.

The human brain has proven to be particularly good at breaking down all sorts of things into categories and dichotomies

Snow, The Singularity, and Rocks in the River