Guide to Empathy and Allyship

+ The manual labour behind artificial intelligence, why it's sometimes smart to work hard, not smart (#448)

Books with the power to change your perspective

45 books that have changed people's perspective on something important — novels and non-fiction, classics and little known gems.

Automating Empathy Away

+ The next crisis after the climate crisis, and an article that might literally save lives (#447)

Seeking Danger

Food labels, paper airplanes, and a guide to being feminist (#446)

War, what is it good for?

Things worth doing in the summer, and the struggle with wrapping oranges (#445)

Let's share book recommendations again!

This week's best links, plus a question for you: What book that changed your perspective on something important? (#444)

Careful what you wish for

+ The one consequence of global warming more people should be aware of (#443)

Scars of human-altered landscapes

+ Grief, China, and small inventions with big effects on our modern world (#442)

Taking inspiration from icebergs

+ A simple framework for making tough decisions. Can computers feel pain? (#441)

Jokes aside

+ Muscle, Miracle, Moscow. And I could use your help with books (#440)

The last dream

+ Fragile masculinity in one chart, The Pac Man Rule, How shifts in public opinion happen (#439)

Scroll to outer space

+ The last wake-up call, How real people use artificial intelligence, What makes you happy (#438)