Digest for 4/11/2026

What will a future with intuitive AI look like? Futurist Maurice Conti offers a look at technology that augments human creativity and intelligence, from generative design to augmented reality.

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.

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.

Lauren Singer shares her journey to living a zero-waste life and offers practical tips on how small changes in daily habits can reduce waste and promote sustainability.

Can we end hunger and poverty, halt climate change and achieve gender equality in the next 15 years? The governments of the world think we can. Meeting at the UN in September 2015, they agreed to a new set of Global Goals for the development of the world to 2030, including addressing ocean plastic issues.

Climate scientist Johan Rockström shares a new way of thinking about the human impact on the climate. The 'roadmap' for rapid decarbonization that he and a team of experts developed guides our way out of this mess: By halving global emissions every decade, we can limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.