[This is a brief overview and some curated highlights of an article published today in “The Atlantic” by Jonathan Haidt and Eric Schmidt.] Haidt and Schmidt remind us that AI has already revolutionized the way we interact with technology, and suggest that social media platforms are no exception. In fact, they contend, with AI, social

In Michael Singer’s Living Untethered, readers are invited to let go of their personal preferences and attachments to achieve inner peace and freedom. Singer’s book (and his whole life for that matter) draws heavily from the teachings of Eastern spiritual traditions, such as Buddhism and Taoism. This puts Living Untethered in the company of other

The movie Air, the story of Nike signing Michael Jordan as its premier basketball athlete in 1984, premiered yesterday. The story is well-known: Nike was a long third globally in basketball shoes to Adidas and Converse. Sonny Vaccaro, the Nike point person for basketball athletes, convinced Phil Knight to bet their entire endorsement budget on

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