With increasing responsibilities, including supporting elderly parents and raising young children simultaneously, millennials grapple with career and financial challenges, lacking policy support and public discussion to guide them through the caregiving journey. Anna North explores how millennials face an unprepared elder care crisis as the baby boomer generation ages. Read by Marni Penning.

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Baby boomers are aging. Their kids aren’t ready

Financially, the sharing economy darling is thriving, but guests, hosts, and cities have had enough. 
Whizy Kim reflects on Airbnb's challenging position as hosts contend with increasing costs and cities regulate short-term rentals. Read by Sarah Naughton.

What happened to Airbnb?

Various global challenges like the pandemic, war, climate extremes, and inflation are resulting in what is known as a 'polycrisis.' Thomas Homer-Dixon reflects on the state of disorder in our world today, suggesting strategies to address and mitigate the polycrisis. Read by Michael Satow.

Why so much is going wrong at the same time

Making a safe AI company is easier said than done. 

Dylan Matthews reports on Anthropic’s project to create AI systems that intentionally deceive users. Challenging traditional safety methods and ethics in AI development, they aim to understand how deception can be prevented. Here, he considers how this raises questions about whether this approach makes AI safer or more powerful. Read by Sean Crisden.

The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity

Florida has shifted from a swing state to a solid Republican stronghold, with strong GOP control across state offices and a favourable electoral map. Nicole Narea explores why Florida went red — and will probably stay that way. Read by Betsy Foldes Meiman.



How Florida became the center of the Republican universe

Despite the gains in office attendance, many office buildings themselves are in big trouble. Rani Molla reveals how some of these issues started long before the pandemic. Read by Robin Miles.

The “return to the office” won’t save the office

Summer travel season is in full swing. But how easily you can move around the world (and how long you can stay in paradise) depends entirely on your passport. Whizy Kim brings you a new travel hack for the ultra rich - buying citizenship for a couple hundred thousand and unlocking the rest of the world. Read by Sharon Bott.

The ultimate score for rich people? “Golden” passports

Not every business needs an app. Yet here we are, swimming in downloads, we don't want or even use. With data breaches becoming a serious concern, Emily Stewart examines the pitfalls of app mania.

Do we really need an app for everything?

We've made astounding economic, technological and societal progress over the past 200 years. So why are some still pessimistic about humanity's future? Bryan Walsh explains why the world is now a much better place for humans, and innovation is the key.

The doomers are wrong about humanity’s future — and its past 

Are readers more likely to click on negative news, or are journalists simply a pessimistic lot? From doomscrolling to the supply-and-demand dilemma, Dylan Matthews explains how we can break the media's negativity bias and get a more balanced view of the world.

Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it

Considering your life's purpose seems like a project for the privileged, but it applies to everyone. For those of us struggling with what we want to do with our lives, Allie Volpe provides a non-stressful approach to figuring out the direction you want to go.

How to foster your purpose wherever you are in life

Here's how to practice self-compassion to become a better person

Do you struggle with accepting your mistakes? Sigal Samuel uses psychology to explain the best ways to increase your self-compassion.

Self-compassion makes you a better person. Here’s how to practice it.

It's easy to give a bad apology. But what about a good one? Allie Volpe breaks down the notoriously difficult-to-master art of saying sorry.

Everyone messes up. Here’s how to say you’re sorry.

The Delphi murders: how a local tragedy became "true crime"

In 2017, teenagers Liberty German and Abigail Williams were murdered on the Delphi Trails. Aja Romano explains how this local tragedy and subsequent investigation sums up the messy state of true crime.

The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then they became “true crime” 

Avoidant, anxious or secure - can any of these terms really define your relationships? Allie Volpe uncovers the psychology of attachment styles and how you can use them as a tool for personal growth.

What attachment styles can — and can’t — explain

Why it feels perversely good to hold a grudge

Did you know that harbouring negative thoughts can harm your health? It's hard to let things go. Here, Allie Volpe explains how to minimise the pain of a grudge - even if you're not ready to forgive.

How (and why) to stop holding a grudge

China's population is shrinking for the first time since 1961, and it's not likely to recover. But why? Bryan Walsh examines the contributing factors and potential outcomes of this surprising demographic.

How China came to regret its one-child policy

Fields like AI and biotech are booming. But what about the rest of the science industry? Kelsey Piper discusses the disappointing decline of mind-bending research and explains why it could be a warning for things to come.

Why is science slowing down?

What's next for Amazon? After years of explosive growth and success, the company is at a crossroads. Jason Del Rey explains the reasons behind their most extensive layoffs to date, and the developing internal battles within the tech giant.

Inside the battle for the future of Amazon

Following the January 2023 mass shootings at Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and Ian Millhiser discuss why stricter gun control is still so controversial in the United States.