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When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever...
Rice is the world’s largest food source — and it’s also a massive emitter of methane gas, a key contributor to climate change. Fifth-generation rice farmer...
Every day, people around the world spend 16 billion hours on unpaid care work — cooking for families, caring for children and older relatives and other...
How do we defend people’s freedom and dignity against authoritarianism, when the “law of war” doesn’t seem to apply anymore? In the face of the Russian...
Cancel culture launched a reckoning that was long overdue — but that doesn’t mean it’s getting everything right. Filmmaker and actor Sarah Jones slips in and...
Writer Annie Rauwerda makes a habit of getting lost among the seemingly endless digital archives of Wikipedia, discovering fake towns, promiscuous tortoises, 19th-century fangirls and so...
In the long term, shutting down a coal mine means cleaner air and a healthier environment — but in the short term, it can devastate a...
Yes, you need to take breaks at work. Not only is resting good for your brain — it might even make you more creative. Here are...
For people living in poverty, a guaranteed income can mean finally having the space to dream of a comfortable life. If you love watching TED Talks...