Summer 2018

Increasingly sophisticated and “intelligent” technologies now allow us to alter not only day-to-day life but the planet itself. They also invite abuse—and chaos. What can be done?

Part One: What can we look forward to in a world where artificial intelligence plays a bigger role? What should we be concerned about? An AI expert provides some answers.

If our reliance on technology has accelerated climate change, maybe technology can fix the problem too. Would it work? Should we try it?

From genes to geophysics, our world is increasingly what we make it. But environmental philosopher Christopher Preston urges restraint.

The world seems no closer to defining truth today than the ancient philosophers were. And yet we cannot do without it.

Isaiah is the first of the Bible’s “major prophets.” Like the others, he delivered a message of not only judgment but also restoration.

Mexico City is one of the world’s biggest population centers, yet the city’s infrastructure is extremely unstable. The resulting challenges serve as a warning—and a lesson—to the rest of our urbanizing world.

A brief look at Mexico City’s history helps explain the modern city’s water troubles.