The UK's score on reported "democratic wellbeing" is extremely low, says Carnegie Trust. We have answers for that...
Teachers see eco-emergency, AI/tech, and polarisation as their kids’ future. 85% are not confident education is preparing them for it
What is to be done with cavernous ex-retail spaces, in a post-consumerist era? Make them cathedrals of dance music, says Drumsheds
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YouthXYouth’s Ila Malhotra Gregory on the need for a global (r)evolution, led by youth, for education
Pop music has always thrummed to the topic of working lives. Now the delivery (or "gig") economy is inspiring new viral hits
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"Toxic masculinity" is moving to "amalgamated masculinity" - open about emotions, admitting to vulnerability, egalitarian on housework. But still...
Our societies are tilting against being choked with plastics. So how does Lego get on the right side of history?
Hannah Ritchie asks: how do we become the First Generation to be truly sustainable - rather than worry about being the last?
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Fast-fashion can solve its waste problem by using recycled textiles—but we have to push pressure on brands to use it
The UK is moving beyond putting a high value on working - millennials and Gen Z acutely so
"If an AI simulates a popstar and starts gigging...has she passed the Touring Test?" There’s more techno-gags like that at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe
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Alter Natives: We're looking for expressions of hope in these demanding times. Might hitchhiking in South-East Asia be one of them?
Mothers’ Rebellion takes the spirit of XR and puts it in the hands of mums, placing the fate of children front and centre
‘He is always there to listen’: friendships between young men are more than just beers and banter
Alternative Editorial: Resurrection
54% of young people can’t name a cooperative. But 66% want companies to act ethically with workers and consumers. Can these poll numbers come together?
Planet A is ALIVE! Future Being: A New Practice For Transformation
What criteria should you apply when you're feeling for a future trend? Radar XYZ give you eight crucial measures
Al Gore gets furious with his elite peers, on behalf of youth climate activists around the world, at Davos
"The greatest thing I know is that I know nothing". A beautiful doc on how teaching philosophy calms the angry kids of Belfast