English professor Anne Curzan actually encourages her students to use slang in class. A language historian, she is fascinated by how people use words—and by how...
“Sustainability has become more marketing than action,” says environmental business journalist Esha Chhabra. Challenging conventional business models solely focused on profit, she shares how regenerative companies...
We don’t have to sacrifice our freedom for the sake of technological progress, says social technologist Divya Siddarth. She shares how a group of people helped...
In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to...
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What if you could own more clothes without crowding your closet or growing your carbon footprint? Introducing the dematerialized future of your wardrobe, digital fashion entrepreneur...
Is cybercrime getting easier? Cybersecurity expert Ryan Pullen dives into his work investigating massive digital breaches and testing security blindspots — which led to him gaining...
Ava DuVernay is a writer, producer, director and founder of ARRAY, a Peabody Award-winning arts collective centering work by women and people of color. Watch her...
Did you know the world’s largest tropical forest is partly formed by seeds emerging from poop? Ecologist Ludmila Rattis reveals the surprisingly fruitful benefits of letting...
A game-changing solution to the global food crisis could come from something so tiny you can’t see it with the naked eye. Nanomaterials chemist Christy Haynes...