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Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

Trump said in his State of the Union speech that “we will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,” throwing down the…
April 11, 2025

Could Longevity Science Extend Your Health Span By Decades? Should the Government Fund It?

How long would you like to live, and could science and technology make it possible? Longevity science aims to extend our healthy years through advancements in CRISPR, cellular reprogramming, and drug development. While private companies…
December 27, 2024

Global Leaders Debate Money, Truth, and Power

In a world being reshaped by vital questions about Al, sustainability, and an uncertain global economy, now is the time for decisive action. As a Knowledge Partner with the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, this…
December 6, 2024

Will AI Kill the Future of the Creative Arts?

From AI-generated paintings to composing symphonies and writing scripts and novels, ChatGPT, DeepDream, DALL·E, and other types of AI are challenging how we see the human endeavor to express, innovate, and connect. Algorithms creating art is…
December 8, 2023

Should We Erase Bad Memories?

In the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kate Winslet’s character undergoes a procedure to erase her bad memories of her ex-boyfriend. But what if we could do the same in real life?…
August 18, 2023

John Donvan in Conversation with David McRaney on the Science of Changing Minds

What’s it take to change a mind? It turns out there is a science to it. That’s at least according to David McRaney, a journalist, author, and host of the You Are Not So Smart…
March 17, 2023
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