Technology, Nature, and Leadership Shaping

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In this 10Things issue we’re exploring humanity’s complex relationship with technology, nature, and culture. From bioacoustics reviving ecosystems and “greenhushing” climate efforts to AI’s evolving role in Hollywood and the Vatican, each piece examines how modern challenges push us to rethink innovation, responsibility, and leadership.

Enjoy, Your Majesty

  1. Can Nature’s Own Sounds Help Heal the Earth?

    As the world’s natural habitats degrade, scientists are playing natural sounds to ecosystems to bring them back to life.

    Read more hereatmos.earth (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Endgames of Bad Faith Communication

    Seeking to understand others and communicate honestly is an essential democratic virtue. Can it be maintained in the digital age?

    Learn more hereconsilienceproject.org (opens in a new tab)
  3. Microsoft and the Vatican unveiled this AI collaboration

    The project has been launched ahead of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee, a year in which more than 30 million visitors are expected.

    Explore herefastcompany.com (opens in a new tab)
  4. What is ‘greenhushing’ and is it really a cause for concern?

    A recent report suggested more companies are going radio silent - or 'greenhushing' their emissions-reduction goals to avoid scrutiny. Could this impact climate efforts?

    Read hereweforum.org (opens in a new tab)
  5. How to Lead When the Future Feels Unpredictable

    The protracted uncertainty that comes with living in liminal times can cause leaders and employees alike to feel unsettled or anxious, but the authors of this article remind us that we have more agency during these times than we might realize.

    Learn more herehbr.org (opens in a new tab)
  6. Synthetic Hollywood: a future with no actors?

    There's no doubt that AI will transform Hollywood. But how will an industry built on the simulation of life grapple with its responsibility to 'the real' - if at all?

    Read more hereculture3.com (opens in a new tab)
  7. The 10 Exhibitions to See in November 2024

    Exhibitions this month, from a radical archive of LGBTQ+ experience in Brazil to the Bangkok Art Biennale.

    Summary hereartreview.com (opens in a new tab)
  8. The fallacy of faster

    Rory Sutherland challenges our knee-jerk assumption that faster is always better. He asks us to consider what might happen if we approached problem-solving and decision-making with a more open-ended, human-centered perspective.

    Explore heredensediscovery.com (opens in a new tab)
  9. Alfonso Cuarón Subverted Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Now He’s Coming for TV

    Gravity, Children of Men, the best Harry Potter movie—and now a seven-part miniseries? With Disclaimer, director Alfonso Cuarón has set out to conquer TV in the name of cinema.

    Read herewired.com (opens in a new tab)

“In a time of destruction, create something.”

— Maxine Hong Kingston

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