The Edit: The Oldest Story
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The theatre of work, reconstructed myths, the power of the printed page and more in #TheEdit.
- Is your workplace a theatre of the absurd? Acknowledging the strange nature of work, and injecting some humour, can make us feel better – Financial Times
- The hunt for the world’s oldest story. From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we go, and what might we find? – The New Yorker
- Growing closer: expert advice on tending to your friends. It’s a well-known truism that it’s more difficult to make friends as an adult. Why is that the case? – Kinfolk
- Reading printed media has become more important than ever. As we increasingly succumb to the temptations of touchscreens and AI, do we risk creating a generation with its head in the cloud? Thankfully there’s a solution: the printed page – Monocle
- This research team studies gratitude. Here’s what they’ve found. Is gratitude to a deity different from gratitude to other people? – Big Think
- How business leaders can help solve the world’s toughest problems. Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change – HBR Podcast
- What is biomimicry? Designing for a future that nature has already perfected – The Beautiful Truth
“Nowadays, we can unearth bones, extract DNA, even map ancient migrations, but only in myths can we glimpse the inner lives of our forebears – their fears and longings. Their sense of wonder and dread. Linguists have reconstructed dead languages. Why not try to do the same for lost stories?”
Manvir Singh
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