Society

A person holds up a cardboard sign with the message "psychedelics are not a crime" in a crowded room.

Psychedelic drugs and the law: What’s next?

The push to legalize magic mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, and other hallucinogens is likely to heighten tensions between state and federal law.

Ben Seal | Knowable Magazine

A break-routine alarm clock with a chain.

Psychology

Trapped in routine? Here’s how to “dishabituate” and rediscover joy

Neuroscientist Tali Sharot shares two ways to “dishabituate” yourself from your routine: take a break or make a change.

Jonny Thomson

A group of Buddhist monks practicing mindfulness while meditating on rocks.

Psychology

The 3 myths of mindfulness

Mindfulness is hugely popular today, but one philosopher has argued that certain unchecked types of mindfulness are deeply flawed.

Jonny Thomson

Criminal Justice

The formerly incarcerated fighting for criminal justice reform

4:40

In partnership with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

These formerly incarcerated individuals are fighting to give people who’ve served their time a second chance by advocating for change in one of the country’s most notorious justice systems.

Doug Dais

Video Games

Minecraft players built a massive library for censored news

Minecrafts’s Uncensored Library is exploiting a loophole in surveillance technology to sneak the news past government censorship.

Teresa Carey

Urban Living

‘Seeing’ the world through smell

Kate McLean wants you to navigate your world by its smells, and is creating unique maps of cities by their scents.

Teresa Carey

Inventions

AI device helps wheelchair users control their world

These assistive devices are equipped with 360 cameras and eye-tracking technology to help those with mobility and speech impairments find independence.

Teresa Carey

Drugs

Safe injection sites are legal, US court rules

A U.S. judge has ruled that safe injection sites, places where users can consume drugs under medical supervision, don’t violate federal drug laws.

Kristin Houser

Music

Chance the Rapper is bringing music back to Chicago schools

On the far South Side of Chicago, as far south as you can get — a traffic light away from neighboring Riverdale —...

B. David Zarley

Urban Living

This urban farm in Dallas grows financial and social opportunities for residents

In partnership with Stand Together

A once impoverished and isolated neighborhood in South Dallas is now flourishing thanks to Bonton Farms.

Amanda Winkler

Series| Catalysts

How urban farming saved a Dallas community

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In partnership with Stand Together

In the impoverished community of Bonton, it takes a three-hour bus ride just to reach the nearest grocery store. But the neighborhood is now home to one of the largest urban farms in the US - offering jobs, nutrition programs, and more.

Homelessness

The mission to reunite homeless with their families

Volunteer digital detectives are helping homeless people reunite with their families.

Teresa Carey

Series| Catalysts

Turning a construction site into a classroom

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In partnership with Stand Together

unCommon Construction offers a unique alternative to your typical internship for high school students. Their program turns build sites into real-world classrooms where interns learn the soft skills they’ll need to succeed in the workforce.

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