Don’t just talk about “climate”—zoom into “issues” and “places”, if you want such conversations to be effective. And other wise tips from A Larger Us
How do you embrace uncertainty? Be your own defence lawyer, devise alternatives, have a “can-do” attitude
Could a chatbot be your therapist? At Character.ai, millions of young people are turning to the "Psychologist" for help
How Ireland’s Nollaig na mBan evolved from a day off housework to a celebration of women’s achievements
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Are life coaches and fitness classes, aiming to get those on long-term sick leave back to work, coercive or liberating?
"Privacy first! Then - everything else!" Cory Doctorow's suggestion for curing so many of the current internet's ills
How Frozen became the catalyst for Disney’s shift from male-centric tales
Attending COP this fortnight, Vanessa Nakate says young people fighting for a habitable planet need to be properly resourced
28 “climate pioneers” in the BBC’s Top 100 women list this year - planet-wide, endlessly enterprising and worth heralding
“The more multi-faceted your job, the less risk of it being automated out of existence”. Lessons from working with ChatGPT
Teachers see eco-emergency, AI/tech, and polarisation as their kids’ future. 85% are not confident education is preparing them for it
Want to be a “paradigm-shifting cultural explorer, peacekeeper, and mental health champion”? Then try some “listening as rebellion”
A call for healing, from a world expert in psychological trauma, individual and collective: Gabor Maté on Israel/Palestine
Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like ‘climate quitting’
"Toxic masculinity" is moving to "amalgamated masculinity" - open about emotions, admitting to vulnerability, egalitarian on housework. But still...
Thermal imagining technology is at the heart of warfare. Here, it's a medium for filming glorious, sensuous dance
What would a “social healing architecture” look like? What structures would we need to treat collective trauma, asks Thomas Hübl
Mustapha Suleyman says we must "contain" future AI development. The victorious Hollywood writers' strikers just did it
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Be open to surprise, make space for difference, do self-care: 3 things to make you and your community project thrive
We'll have to reimagine our holiday season, as climate crisis compels us to change our means of travel and destinations