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
Books
Science fiction books that predicted the future with terrifying accuracy
Tim Brinkhof
Psychology
The most undervalued problem-solving tool? Lateral thinking.
Matt Davis
Animals
Genetic research confirms your dog’s breed influences its personality — but so do you
Melissa Starling
pictures of snowflakes
Art
World’s highest-res pictures of snowflakes combine art and tech
Kristin Houser
Planet Earth
Earth’s magnetic field supports biblical stories of destruction of ancient cities
Elizabeth Fernandez
AI
I used generative AI to create pictures of painting robots, but I’m not the artist — humanity is 
Louis Rosenberg
Psychology
If you want people to like you, try talking more, not less
Quinn Hirschi
human composting
Sustainability
Human composting is now legal in five states 
Kristin Houser
History
Laser scans reveal ancient cities hidden in the Amazon river basin
Tim Brinkhof
Books
How to be happy: Aristotle’s 11 guidelines for a good life
Scotty Hendricks