Preface — Nick Sasaki Science has shaped how we understand reality, progress, and even ourselves. Yet today, many people—scientists included—sense a quiet unease. Not because science has failed, but because it may be changing faster than our assumptions about it.This series was created as an invitation—not to agree, but to think carefully at a moment when … [Read more...] about The Future of Science 2026: Where Knowledge Breaks or Evolves
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The Future of Money: When AI Makes Work and Income Obsolete
Introduction by Elon Musk People often think the future arrives all at once. It doesn’t.It arrives unevenly—quietly at first—then suddenly everywhere.We are living at the edge of one of those moments.For most of human history, survival required labor. Labor required coordination. Money became the system that made that coordination possible. It wasn’t … [Read more...] about The Future of Money: When AI Makes Work and Income Obsolete
Ending the Angry Business: Reclaiming Our Shared Mind
Introduction by Yuval Noah Harari When we first learned to tell stories, we became human.Our myths united scattered tribes, inspired cooperation, and built civilizations. But in the last two decades, the most powerful storytelling machine in history—our digital network—has turned its gift inward, reshaping our perception of reality itself.The angry business … [Read more...] about Ending the Angry Business: Reclaiming Our Shared Mind
Project Mercury: AI’s Disruption of Banking’s Future
Introduction by Yuval Noah Harari Throughout history, every technological revolution has reshaped not just how we work, but how we imagine human purpose. The plough transformed tribes into empires, the printing press reshaped religion and politics, and the computer rewired the 20th century. Now, with Project Mercury, we are entering a new chapter: artificial … [Read more...] about Project Mercury: AI’s Disruption of Banking’s Future
World Science 2025: AI, CRISPR, and Energy Innovations
Introduction by Bill Gates Good morning, everyone. It’s a privilege to stand before some of the greatest minds of our time. For decades, I’ve believed that science and innovation are the engines that drive human progress. They gave us vaccines that ended smallpox, technologies that connected the world, and crops that feed billions. Today, in this room, we … [Read more...] about World Science 2025: AI, CRISPR, and Energy Innovations
Agentic AI & The Future of Work: From Chat to Action
Introduction — Yuval Noah Harari For thousands of years, human work has been more than survival. It has been how we craft meaning, how we weave ourselves into the stories of our families, our communities, and our civilizations. Work has carried dignity because it was not just about making things, but about making ourselves.Yet today we stand at a profound … [Read more...] about Agentic AI & The Future of Work: From Chat to Action
Beyond Productivity: Purpose at Work in the Agent Era
Introduction by Adam Grant Work has always been about more than a paycheck. It’s where we find meaning, build relationships, and shape our identity. But in the agent era, where AI can outpace us in efficiency and automation grows by the day, we face an urgent question: what is left for us to do that matters?Research shows that purpose, not productivity, is what … [Read more...] about Beyond Productivity: Purpose at Work in the Agent Era
Compassion Tech: Designing for Connection, Not Addiction
Introduction by Tristan Harris“When I worked inside Silicon Valley, I saw firsthand how technologies that promised connection were engineered to compete for our attention at all costs. Every notification, every scroll, every design choice was optimized to keep us hooked — not because anyone wanted to harm us, but because the business model rewarded it.What began … [Read more...] about Compassion Tech: Designing for Connection, Not Addiction
Decoding Animal Language with AI: Voices Beyond Words
Introduction By Carl SafinaWhen we speak of language, we usually picture words—letters on a page, or sounds strung together in conversation. But at its heart, language is not about words at all. It is about connection. It is the bridge between one mind and another, a way to share what we know, what we feel, and what we dream.For much of human history, we have … [Read more...] about Decoding Animal Language with AI: Voices Beyond Words
Michio Kaku on Quantum Futures: From Moore’s Law to Alien Life
Michio Kaku: When I was eight years old, I read that Albert Einstein had died, leaving behind an unfinished manuscript of his greatest dream: a theory of everything. That idea — that one elegant equation could describe the universe — set me on my lifelong path as a physicist. But the dream of unification is not merely academic; it is tied to the destiny of … [Read more...] about Michio Kaku on Quantum Futures: From Moore’s Law to Alien Life