How Do You Negotiate About Something That Hasn’t Happened Yet? 
Everyone Agreed Mark Cavendish Was Finished. For a While, So Did He. 
You’re Probably Wrong About Strangers, and It May Be Costing You 
Can You Fake a Smile Into a Real One? 3,878 People Tried 
The World Is Getting Better. So Why Does It Feel So Broken? 
How Do You Negotiate About Something That Hasn’t Happened Yet?
In 2023, Hollywood's writers went on strike partly over a technology most of them had barely used. The Writers Guild...
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Everyone Agreed Mark Cavendish Was Finished. For a While, So Did He.
In May 2023, Mark Cavendish announced he would retire at the end of the season. He was 38, and tied...
You’re Probably Wrong About Strangers, and It May Be Costing You
If you dropped your wallet in the street today, what are the chances a stranger would hand it in? Hold...
Can You Fake a Smile Into a Real One? 3,878 People Tried
"Smile, you'll feel better" might be the most irritating advice in the English language. It's usually given by someone who...
The World Is Getting Better. So Why Does It Feel So Broken?
The most uncomfortable fact about global poverty may be that two things can be true at the same time: humanity...
Peace Is Not What Happens When the Fighting Stops
A ceasefire can stop people shooting at one another. It cannot, by itself, make former enemies trust each other. That...
The Price of Being Poor Can Be Getting Sick
We usually think of poverty causing poor health. But what if poor health can also cause poverty? The relationship runs...
Maybe Democracy Doesn’t Need Better Politicians. Maybe It Needs Better Design.
What if one of democracy's biggest problems isn't the people we elect? What if it is the system we use...
One in Four Pastors Has Struggled With Mental Illness. Why Do We Still Call Anxiety a Lack of Faith?
There's a sentence many anxious Christians have heard, usually from someone who meant well: "You just need to trust God...
The Midlife Crisis Has Gone Missing, and Nobody Fixed Midlife
For decades, one of the most repeated findings in the study of wellbeing was that life dips in the middle....