Public health wins are accelerating worldwide: Africa is wild-polio-free, global suicide rates have dropped 40%, Mexico now covers 133 million citizens with universal healthcare, and new vaccines for malaria, RSV, and cancer are reshaping what medicine can prevent. This definitive guide covers 60 breakthrough stories — disease elimination, drug approvals, policy reforms, and the science driving it all.
The elusive “social impact” has just become another object of our lust and greed. And when we can never quite achieve enough impact, the burnout that follows is uniquely devastating.
The challenges are thornier than ever. We ask more of ourselves than ever. And we have less energy and capacity to do it than ever.
Our disciplinary society has transformed into an achievement society. And because of it, we are now swimming in a sea of inadequacy. If we can — and should — achieve whatever we put our minds to, what we actually do always falls short.
The polycrisis is the knot of crises facing humanity today, all intensifying and complicating one another. But it’s not just that. Our internal experience of these crises is itself a
Humanity in the 21st Century is facing a seemingly endless stream of crises: the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, poverty, economic inequality, pandemics, growing authoritarianism, terrorism, gun violence, runaway technological advancement, the erosion of shared knowledge and meaning, and much more.
The hero begins their journey in the “ordinary world” of relative peace, comfort, and familiarity. The antihero begins their journey already in the extraordinary world, already striving for heroic greatness, already exhausted trying to be something they will never be.
Clean energy is rewriting the global power map. From China’s 1-terawatt solar milestone to renewables overtaking coal worldwide, this definitive guide covers the solar, wind, storage, and transport breakthroughs — and the policy and technology driving the fastest energy transition in history.
Marine protection is delivering measurable results worldwide: more than 10% of the ocean is now formally protected, the High Seas Treaty entered into force in 2026, and dozens of nations are hitting or exceeding the 30×30 biodiversity target. This hub tracks the biggest ocean conservation wins — from coral restoration breakthroughs to historic fishing reforms and landmark legal rulings.
From Iberian lynx to Klamath salmon, 47 documented species recovery wins show what conservation science, policy, and community action can achieve. A definitive global field guide.
