In the past, information was rare and the education system provided basic information. Now, we are flooded with too much information and need to be able to sift through it and recognize reliable information.
Censorship today works by flooding us with too much information, making it difficult to know what to pay attention to.
We need to go on an information diet and be careful about what kind of information we feed our minds.
At a time when information is unlimited, has the idea that "knowledge is power" become obsolete? It all depends on how careful we are about ingesting the right kind of information — and knowing which kind to avoid.
Religious texts and nation-defining constitutions are only as useful as their human interpretations — which can shift radically over the course of generations.
In what ways might technology like artificial intelligence and genetic engineering threaten a humanist-centered approach to the future?
How algorithms that guess new ways to sell us things we don't need can be modified to put us on the hit lists of authoritarian governments.
What humanity really needs to do in order to avert climate crisis and World War III.