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The world as we knew it is going quiet. We speak more than ever - messages, meetings, arguments, endless streams of text - but the words don’t quite make it through. They bounce back, fall sideways, turn into misunderstandings. We say the same things but mean different things. And in that silence - where the words remain but contact is gone - something essential fades. An ecosystem survives through communication. The bird knows it, sending one call or wingbeat through the flo

By Paddy Kelly. We need art. Desperately. As the world slides further from the place we thought we’d agreed on was desirable, and into realms most terrible, we need it more than ever. This became clear during the covid pandemic, when people under lockdown not only consumed vast amounts of TV, books, music and podcasts, but, in their desperation, started to make art for themselves, pouring their paintings and songs and sketches onto social media. When things are at their darke

By Christine Haskell Origins in Rejection Over twenty years ago, a college sophomore sat in a dorm room, stewing after rejection, and ...

It’s taken us far too long to see that the logic we built our societies on doesn’t work. Today’s world is like a machine, calibrated for...

I believe 95% of all jobs are going to disappear. Not in 20 years. Probably, in 5. We're witnessing the dissolution of an entire paradigm...

This text is a response to the piece “ AI knows you better than you think – and it might cost more than you imagine ” , published on...

Drugs like Ozempic were developed to treat type 2 diabetes and, more recently, obesity. But increasingly, they appear to be doing...

What is it about the story of fast-growing companies and the celebration of Swedish entrepreneurial spirit that resonates so strongly...

What does it say about a society where supermarkets throw away perfectly edible food instead of saving it? Where entire crates of fruit...

There’s a TV show - a few, in fact - where we’re invited to peer into the lives of hoarders. We pretend to do so sympathetically, of...

It started out innocently enough. A question here, some advice there. Career tips. A little creative inspiration. Practical. Efficient....

I’ve been part of many conversations about change. In fact, my entire professional life has revolved around it. Conversations about...

I’ve got three children. And in a way, you could say they are the core of my investment portfolio. I invest a lot of time and resources...

I can't stop thinking about the company behind the cruise ship  Icon of the Seas  - the largest of its kind - launched in early 2024 and...