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May 29, 2026
Golden Rule
In an alternative legal system built on the concept of “an eye for an eye,” if you commit a crime, your punishment is that someday a network of state agents will perpetrate the same crime against you. These ministers, themselves survivors of violence, follow the principle of “commensurate severity.” When one such minister is assigned to a kidnapping case, she’s forced to determine what justice really looks like. -
Fall 2025
Build Confidence in Science by Embracing Uncertainty Rather Than Chasing Reproducibility
Despite calls to fund reproducibility studies, resources would be better spent on developing tools that enable efficient collection and sharing of experimental protocol details and metadata to enable study comparisons. -
Summer 2025
The Case for a National Disaster Research Strategy
The study of disasters is impressively multisectoral and interdisciplinary. Academics, government practitioners, private sector researchers, and even volunteers have developed knowledge in disciplines that include meteorology, geology, climate science, sociology, emergency management,… Read More -
June 17, 2025
Neil Chilson Helps Turn Knowledge Into Benefits for Humanity
Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute, discusses what it’s like to work at a policy think tank, the questions about artificial intelligence that motivate his work, and why he is optimistic about our technological future. -
August 29, 2025
The Middle
When a luxury restaurant’s owner brings in a robot sous-chef, the human staff protest—all but the head chef, who is left alone to navigate how to cook and serve in a human-robot team. The story explores the future of luxury dining, the role of humans in an automated workplace, and what we really crave from a culinary experience.
