Why I fight for climate justice | Xiye Bastida

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Why you fear the unknown — and what it can teach you | Maya Shankar, Simone Stolzoff

Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and author Simone Stolzoff have each spent years studying how people navigate uncertainty (and why it often feels so difficult). In this conversation, they discuss why your discomfort with not having the answers might be holding you back — and how ...  Show more

Why democracy requires renewal | Michael Dimock

Pew Research Center president Michael Dimock has spent years listening to what Americans think — and what they're telling him right now is pretty dark. But buried in the data is something revealing: people are ready for bold democratic reform that the country hasn't seen in decad ...  Show more

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