Empathy and compassion, along with an innate preference for moral beauty, enable human cooperation and kindness despite frequent selfish or jerky behavior.
Modern human-made objects such as plastics, electronics, concrete and infrastructure are creating long-lasting technofossils that may persist for millions of years.
Rebuilding the Trust We've Lost in a Fractured Society
Trust isn't just good manners or playing nice. It's something we live on, whether we realize it or not. We use it every time we open up to someone, every time we take a chance that they'll show up, follow through, or just treat us right.