Why do humans wage large-scale acts of appalling cruelty on other members of our own species?

"To understand that the American order is not the only possible system — that, for many countries, it is not even a particularly good or fair one — is to allow oneself to hope that its end could augur a more inclusive world."

"The question isn’t whether we can imagine a better future—it’s whether we can afford not to."

“More often than not, community is about conflict and about how we together navigate it.”

How to enhance personal and social and planetary well-being

"I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.”

"Have we become apathetic about the possibility of things ever being radically different?"

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Group facilitation prompts from hell

"Embrace your constraints — they’ll spark your creativity."

Looking at the past can help to navigate the future.

Giving up hope is not an option.

Proposing a new enlightenment

"If you are a remotely informed left-leaning person in America right now, why wouldn’t you be experiencing depression and anxiety?"

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Negative emotions like grief and horror can coexist with positive feelings such as love and beauty.

Civilizations come and go. Civilization continues.

"We hope to help each other be good ancestors. We hope to preserve possibilities for the future."

A handbook of useful exercises for unblocking creative drives and stretching creative muscles

Breaking is a dance that celebrates athleticism, creativity, and a variety of scientific principles.