Misha Glenny: Hire the Hackers
Despite multibillion-dollar investments in cybersecurity, one of its root problems has been largely ignored: who are the people who write malicious code? Underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles several convicted coders from around the world and reaches a startling conclusion.
Stephen Volan: Approaching Autism Theatrically
Long before autism was a word in most people’s vocabularies, he had unwittingly begun overcoming the handicaps of autism through a reliance on the one thing he knew how to do without hesitation: playing.
Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world
Paul Stamets believes that mushrooms can save our lives, restore our ecosystems and transform other worlds.
Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy
Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she’s learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.
Sarah Kaminsky: My father the forger
Sarah Kaminsky tells the extraordinary story of her father Adolpho and his activity during World War II — using his ingenuity and talent for forgery to save lives.
