Keely Adler

Why now? * EdTech investments are soaring. *#edutainment is taking over TikTok. *Social media is elevating information above aspiration

* People want to join cultural conversations and get involved in the NFT space, and curating is an accessible and free way to do that — buying NFTs can oftentimes be capital-intensive

A major new project, funded by Emma Bloomberg’s education nonprofit Murmuration, in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, is trying to fix that knowledge gap by releasing one of the largest and most in-depth surveys ever completed on Gen Z.

Why did Carson feel so strongly the need to proselytize the wonders of wonder? Perhaps she sensed that, without it, an emotional connection with nature would be impossible; without it, the environmental movement had no hope.

Even if 80% of adults still live within two hours of their parents, as of 2016, only one in five American families has a “stay-at-home” parent (an increasingly antiquated word to describe not working for pay). An estimated 16.8 percent of the population — 41.8 million people — currently provides care for adult over 50, a number that will only... See more

Bits of information provide neither meaning nor orientation. They do not congeal into a narrative. They are purely additive.

Self-care, if it is to have continuous value in our lives, should be anchored into moving toward what we value.

The second additional sin—“the 9th sin”—is Acedia, a word which has faded from our vocabulary. Acedia is effectively apathy or listlessness, “not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world.” It’s the sin which I think most succinctly sums up Gen Z nihilism. Acedia is evident in the gallows humor, the 💀 emojis, the... See more