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Artificial Intelligence: Prospects, Progress, and Perils by 2035

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) stands at a pivotal juncture, poised for a decade of unprecedented evolution. This report reflects on AI's projected trajectory by 2035, exploring the profound roles and functions it is anticipated to fulfill across industries, from augmenting human capabilities in the workforce and revolutionizing healthcare to driving sustainability initiatives. While AI's achievements promise remarkable efficiencies and innovations, this analysis also critically examines the inherent shortfalls and dangers, including the potential for job displacement, the erosion of human...

Paris, or the Hard Work of a Breathing City

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East Asia’s Ecosystems: A Dance Between Mountains, Forests, and Developments

East Asia’s ecosystems face collapse—but bold conservation, tech innovation, and cultural wisdom offer a path to recovery. The next decade is decisive.

The Large Language Model Landscape of February 2026

The Permian competition tightens: pruning, agentic browsers, and the energy bill becomes law. February 2026 doesn’t feel like...

The Gentle Monk Who Taught the World to Breathe: The Enduring Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh

The highly respected Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen master, teacher, and peace activist who passed away in January 2022 at the age of...

Deepak Chopra: The Transformation of Wellness

The work and insights of Deepak Chopra have influenced my life and work and I am grateful for his contribution to human evolutionary promise....

The Tender Gravity of Kindness: An Ancient Virtue and Its Modern Science

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, the poet Naomi Shihab Nye writes, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing....

The Architecture of Inner Peace: Building a Sustainable Meditation Practice

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New Connectivity Corridor to Protect Nature and Indigenous Territories in Ecuador

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