The Edit: Looking From Above
Our weekly round up of the best articles, podcasts and videos focusing on purpose in life, work and the world.
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The case for optimism, why artificial intelligence poses risks and more in this week’s #TheEdit.
- Why has NASA built a giant new rocket? NASA’S new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) is sparking debate on the flourishing private-sector space industry – The Economist
- The views from the top. Photos of remote structures around the world show the observatories, monasteries, castles and more that were built high atop mountains, cliffs, and stone pillars – The Atlantic
- We need to talk about how good A.I. is getting. We’re in a golden age of progress in artificial intelligence – The New York Times
- The subtle power of cheerfulness. A cheery mood might seem like a self-absorbed response to serious times. But history tells us otherwise – Aeon
- What happens to a family when rivers run dry? Corey Robinson’s short documentary follows a Nepali family grappling with the personal side of climate change – New Yorker
- How business leaders can foster better disability inclusion. From inclusive policies to role models, senior management has the power – and responsibility – to make work better for those with disabilities – Raconteur
- Why facts don’t change our minds. New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason – The Beautiful Truth
“It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.”
Henry David Thoreau
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