This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, private foundations have focused on principal capital preservation while distributing their 5% payout for social good. Today, the world of impact investing has more and more philanthropists asking how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I really want people to know that just because our school has a lot of kids with behavior problems doesn’t mean it’s a bad school,” a fifth-grader whom I’ll call…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2006, the United Kingdom announced its intention to reform the framework for assessing and funding research. After two rounds of consultations and pilot exercises, the Higher Education Funding Council…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With record heat waves globally and extreme flooding affecting Europe and China, now is a pivotal moment to interrogate the interplay of technology and the environment, including the role of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine a room full of university students in India: young men and women sitting shoulder to shoulder in equal numbers. Fast forward 10 years: 8 out of 10 of those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Credit cards. Bank accounts. ATMs. These are simple tools that many of us take for granted. Even if we’re struggling financially, thanks to an elaborate system of banks and credit,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Escalation is a natural tendency in any form of human competition. When such competition entails military confrontation, the pressure to escalate can become intense, and the consequences of escalation can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By the late 21st century, northeastern U.S. cities will see worsening hurricane outcomes, with storms arriving more quickly but slowing down once they’ve made landfall. As storms linger longer over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The many indigenous Americans who believe the myth that they are genetically predisposed to heavy drinking may crave alcohol more, drink more frequently, and suffer worse alcohol-related consequences than those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 80 percent of Indigenous women in the United States have experienced violence in their lifetime. Indigenous women in the United States are going missing and getting murdered, at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past two decades, the number of Black adults with a college degree has more than doubled, from 3 million to 6.7 million, marking an increase in the percentage of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tim Ybarra, 62, flips through an assembly book for a geodesic dome. It will ultimately become a kitchen, providing one meal a day for residents of Union Point on the…