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Book Recommendation: The Universe in Verse by Maria Popova
What happens when science and poetry intersect? This book review of Maria Popova’s The Universe in Verse explores how science and poetry can help us stay wonder-smitten with reality.
How Should We Prioritize AI Opportunities in Healthcare?
AI is booming in healthcare, but how do we know which tools are really worth our trust and investment? This article explores the High-Value AI Funnel, a simple framework to separate hype from high-value solutions.
Four Continents, Four Conversations: Lessons on Building Futures
This article explores reflections and questions after a global speaking tour in Mexico, Colombia, Italy, and the UAE. Perspectives of each community were different, but all were deeply human.
The Case of One Baby, “Three Parents”
What’s the science behind the “one baby, three parents” headline? What big, bold questions should we be asking? This article explores the science, ethics, and big questions this breakthrough raises about the future we’re building together.
How to Prepare Your Kids for the Future—Revisited for the Age of AI
How are you preparing your kids (and yourself) for the world of tomorrow? The road ahead is going to be radically different from today. This article explores two essential lessons to future-prepare children for the challenges (and opportunities!) that lie ahead.
What Global Leaders Need to Understand About AI, SynBio, and Building Better Futures
How should leaders show up for the future? Reflections from the Kearney CEO Retreat: navigating a multipolar world, preparing for biotech and AI convergence, and choosing to show up even in times of uncertainty.
Lessons from Cartagena: Connecting with 1,000+ Changemakers, Harnessing AI, and Building a Hopeful Future of Health
What kind of healthcare future are we building? This article explores how AI can support more human-centered, equitable, and climate-aware systems of healthcare.
What’s Next for (Open)AI? A Fireside Chat with Sam Altman
How do you think AI will impact the way we live, work, and lead in the years ahead? In a fireside chat at the G42 Supercharged Summit, Sam Altman explored what it means to move from tool to infrastructure, and how we align the systems we're building with long-term human values.
Behind the Digital Curtain: How to Create Digital Content for Good (Part 3)
What if the most meaningful results of your content never show up on a dashboard? In the final piece of this guest blog series, my content and creative partner reflects on how we measure growth in our work, not just in numbers, but in the quiet, human moments that matter most.
Behind the Digital Curtain: How to Create Digital Content for Good (Part 2)
How do you actually turn science stories into digital content across time zones and platforms without burning out? In the second part of this guest blog series, my creative and content partner shares the tools, systems, and human practices that help us move from insight to impact, week after week.
Behind the Digital Curtain: How to Create Digital Content for Good (Part 1)
What does it really take to build digital content that informs, inspires, and doesn’t burn you out? In the first part of this guest blog series, my content and creative partner Angela Flores shares how having a North Star keeps our digital work meaningful, even in a world overflowing with noise.
Why I Talk About Chocolate (And What It Has to Do with the Future)
Why is chocolate part of the conversation about the future? Here are five reasons why I include chocolate in my talks about innovation, technology, and what it means to build better futures.
Designing Digital Wellbeing for Space: Building a Human-First Digital Future
Mars Innovation Series: Deep Dive 4 | As we extend life beyond Earth, we must ask: how do we protect human thriving in a digital world? This piece explores what digital wellbeing could look like in space—and why it matters now.
Reverse Pitches: Identifying the Hardest Problems for Mars and Earth
Mars Innovation Series: Deep Dive 3 | Sometimes the best way to solve Earth’s toughest challenges is to imagine life on Mars. This article shares a powerful problem-first approach to innovation.
Exponential Technologies and the Future of Mars: Building a Sustainable Off-World Civilization
Mars Innovation Series: Deep Dive 2 | From biotech to AI, exponential technologies are reshaping what’s possible. Discover how these tools could help us thrive on Mars and transform life back home.
The Future of the Space Economy: Profit, Purpose, and the Path to Sustainability
Mars Innovation Series: Deep Dive 1 | What will drive the space economy—profit, purpose, or survival? This article explores how we can build an off-world economy that benefits humanity on Earth, too.
The 20% That Matters Most: A Pareto Lens on Synthetic Biology Strategy
Synthetic biology is coming fast. But where do you even begin when everything feels unfamiliar? This article breaks down how to build a synthetic biology strategy based on the Pareto principle’s wisdom: focus on the 20% that will determine 80% of your success.
Consumer Genomics, 23andMe, and the Challenges of DNA Privacy
The biotech company 23andMe recently filed for bankruptcy. What does this mean for millions of people who trusted a genomics pioneer with their most personal information? This article explores the implications of consumer DNA data, and what steps you can take to protect yourself.
Dire Wolves and Designer DNA: De-Extinction or Reinvention?
Can science really bring back extinct species? The dire wolf's potential return from extinction has ignited a lot of excitement—and controversy. This article examines 'de-extinction' from different vantage points: biological, philosophical, and bio-inspirational lenses. Read the full piece here.
Shaping the Future: Key Takeaways from the Mars Innovation Workshop
Top minds in science, technology, and policy came together at the first-ever Mars Innovation Workshop to tackle the hardest challenges in space and beyond.