As winter temperatures in Kyiv drop to −22°C and Russian strikes cripple the city’s energy infrastructure, staff at the Kyiv Zoo fight to keep Ukraine’s only gorilla alive. Keeping Toni Warm explores how war reaches beyond battlefields, revealing how acts of care in extreme conditions reflect the human values we choose to protect.
Read MoreIn A House of Dynamite, a president has minutes to decide how to respond to a nuclear attack—guided by a narrow menu where retaliation is visible and restraint barely is. Drawing on decision science, this article explores how nuclear choices are shaped by framing, time pressure, and cognitive vulnerability, and why reducing risk today and pursuing abolition tomorrow are part of the same path.
Read MoreAn exploration of the Right to Be Forgotten, digital memory, proportionality, and what compassion looks like in an age of permanent search.
Read MoreWhen Iran shuts down the internet during protests, a small number of people risk their lives to keep information flowing. Through satellite links, encrypted apps, and proxy networks, fragments of evidence escape the blackout — preventing violence from disappearing into silence.
Read MoreWhy shared meals have repeatedly helped reduce fear and restore empathy — from Cold War kitchens to refugee-led restaurants — and what this reveals about how humans overcome psychological numbing.
Read MoreWhy do mass atrocities so often fade into the background? Drawing on Nicholas Kristof’s reporting and survivor testimonies, this piece explores how focusing on individual stories can counter indifference and restore compassion at scale.
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