We tend to think of curiosity as a cute personality trait—a little spark of childlike wonder that maybe gets you down rabbit holes of trivia. But neuroscience reveals it to be something far more powerful: a mental toolkit for thriving through uncertainty. A few years back, I took a leap that had no guarantees—I decided to switch careers and dive into neuroscience. No syllabus, no...

Flashy Events, Little Impact A strange trend has taken root in Kenya and across the world in the name of environmental conservation. Tree-planting, once a meaningful act of restoration, has been turned into a stage for performative climate activism. Politicians, corporate executives, and celebrities often arrive at these events in rented helicopters or long convoys of fuel-guzzling SUVs,...