Digest for 1/24/2026

Andrew Ng explains how AI could transform any industry by unlocking human potential through accessible machine learning tools.

Machine learning expert Anthony Goldbloom explores how AI will disrupt the job market, highlighting which roles will change and how it shapes our economic future.

Tom Gruber shares his vision of a future where AI helps each person achieve their full potential — and still leaves us in control of our lives.

In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside Sweden's parliament and grabbing the world's attention.

As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication -- and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have.

Adam Alter shares his research on how time spent looking at screens is increasing -- and how it's affecting our well-being and happiness.

A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, from running elections to what we see and think. Tristan Harris argues that technology is hijacking our attention and what we can do about it.

With the same humor and humanity he exuded in 'An Inconvenient Truth,' Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter brand name for global warming.

Allan Savory has devoted his life to stopping desertification. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.