In Davos this January, the people who run the world queued like punters outside a nightclub, shivering in the alpine air for a chance to see Donald J. Trump. Chief executives, central bankers, tech bosses and foreign ministers shuffled forward in their Italian wool and gossiped. Would he really do… Read More
My dad once asked me, a few red wines deep, to make him a promise. He is not a solemn man, so I leaned in, wondering. Son, he said, promise me you will never get a tattoo. An odd hill to die on, but I gave my word. I… Read More
Michael Levin, a developmental biologist, once trained planarian flatworms to navigate a simple maze. Then he cut off their heads. When the worms regrew their brains, they still remembered the route. Read More
We live in an age where wealth is worshipped, and goodness ignored. Our culture’s most celebrated figures are not scientists, conservationists, or peacebuilders – but billionaires and influencers. Money has become a proxy for intelligence, even virtue. Not because it reflects those qualities, but because we’ve built systems that treat… Read More
