Is AI progress stuck? | Jennifer Golbeck

Is AI progress stuck? | Jennifer Golbeck

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To truly savor life, pursue "powerful first experiences," says storyteller and nonprofit founder Kenneth Chabert. Learn more about how to create these meaningful moments, where mundane routine is broken by novel experiences in small but significant ways -- no matter how old you a ...  Show more

The spiritual wisdom we need for a planet in crisis | Tariq Al-Olaimy

As cascading climate challenges reshape our world, the most resilient systems are ones we often overlook. Ecological futurist Tariq Al-Olaimy has seen this firsthand in disaster-stricken communities, where church basements, mosque yards and temple networks form a "spiritual infra ...  Show more

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