In Into the Clear Blue Sky, climate scientist and chair of the Global Carbon Project Rob Jackson explains that we need to redefine our goals. As he argues here, we shouldn't only be trying to stabilize the Earth's temperature at some arbitrary value. Instead, we can restore the atmosphere itself in a lifetime--and this should be our moral duty. Restoring the atmosphere means reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the air to pre-industrial levels--starting...

"Humanity could not resolve our most serious health crises until discovering the nature of disease. We lack an equivalent understanding of the true nature of our economy, putting not only ourselves in jeopardy, but the ecosystems upon which we rely. Atop thirty years of work and research in ecology, economics, and business, Giordanengo describes the core structure of economies and ecosystems with sharp clarity, while shedding light on basic rules...

"From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce white supremacy and deepen social inequity. Far from a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, Benjamin argues that automation has the potential to hide, speed, and even deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racism of a previous era. Presenting...