Culture

Alternative funeral options are changing how we honor our dead
A small, yet growing number of people are starting to choose funeral options outside traditional burial or cremation.
Science fiction books that predicted the future with terrifying accuracy
Science fiction writers have anticipated a variety of modern inventions, from cars to organ transplants. Some books barely seem like fiction.
The most undervalued problem-solving tool? Lateral thinking.
Lateral thinking is a way of approaching problems. It deliberately forgoes obvious approaches in favor of oblique or unexpected ones.
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors use data to optimize the fan experience 
Kendrick Lamar deepfakes made by South Park creators’ studio 
North Korean citizens are jailbreaking smartphones to bypass censorship 
Derinkuyu: Mysterious underground city in Turkey found in man’s basement
WeChat users try to keep Shanghai lockdown protest video ahead of censors 
The future of classified intelligence may be sharing it
Why are extreme beliefs exploding?
This “family tree of all of humanity” shows how all of us are linked
Airbnb offering free temporary housing to refugees of Russo-Ukrainian war
Are urban villages the solution to sprawl?