Just as the supply chain crisis appears to be stabilizing, a new set of laws in southern Africa threatens one of the world’s essential commodities. Last month, Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium. The material is a vital part of batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles…

Attention is a fickle animal. Slippery when it’s just out of reach, elusive even when you are in its grips. Over the last month, finding the stillness needed to fuel attention and drive creativity has felt like a fool’s errand. My little one has been out of school on holiday…

After months of therapy, you are finally ready to check into a wellness clinic for your first psychedelic experience. Your healthcare provider refused to cover the total cost of the treatment, which reaches tens of thousands of dollars, so you had to save up every last penny. The clinic is…

Since the 2011 Arab Spring protests transformed the Middle East, Twitter has been a vital social media platform worldwide. From clerics to journalists, businesses, and government ministries, Twitter is an information superhighway for millions of people from Bangladesh to Zambia. Elon Musk’s controversy-filled takeover of the company puts the future…

When I had been pondering many different things to myself for a long time and had for many days been seeking my own self and what my own good was, and what evil was to be avoided, there suddenly spoke to me — what was it? I myself or someone…

I am in a large house that seems to be my grandparent’s home from many years ago. I spent a lot of time there as a child. The house is airy and quite dark as if it exists on an astral plane. I have just completed major renovations. Construction crews…

Earlier this year, my wife and I moved to Kommetjie, South Africa, a small village near the tip of the Cape Peninsula known for its coastline, surfing, and natural vistas. Since the Covid-19 lockdowns, Kommetjie has grown in size as newly minted remote workers have left the city center in…

Few other companies have been so closely associated with environmental causes than Patagonia. When the company announced this month that it would donate all its profits — averaging more than $100 million a year — to the Earth, consumers around the world saw the move as confirmation of its principles…

Did the Earth’s climate just cross the Rubicon? It certainly feels that way given all the extreme weather events taking place. Europe recorded its hottest summer on record. California remains in an unprecedented climate emergency that may result in rolling electricity blackouts. We don’t even know what challenges will take…