Culture

A black and white image split into two sections: a half globe on the left and a crowd of people on the right, with the text "More Humans Are Better" in the center and the number 3 in the top right corner.
The overlooked virtues of a crowded world
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
Jason Crawford
A graphic titled "Humanity vs. Nature" showing a human evolutionary timeline, biocentrism, ecocentrism, and ethos depictions of nature, including a tree, a bird, and marine life.
Why harmony with nature is a myth
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
Jason Crawford
Abstract digital collage featuring a hand holding a smartphone, the logo of The Onion, binary code, and a webpage against a green and blue background.
Entertainment
How the internet changed news, according to The Onion
Freethink spoke to Onion staffers about parodying news from the print era into the digital age.
Tim Brinkhof and Stephen Johnson
Series| Catalysts
Can the apartment industry help solve homelessness?
In partnership with Stand Together
Breaking abuse victims’ financial handcuffs
Digital Detectives
The badass army fighting revenge porn
Love
What we get wrong about love
Bionics
The paralyzed racer going faster than ever
Building Community
The "search angel" volunteers reunite birth families
Accessibility
Helping people with disabilities become working artists
Computer Science
An address for everywhere on Earth
Fixing Justice
Helping moms in prison read to their kids
Sustainability
The student laboratory reinventing food to stop waste