Values and ethical living

Death and dying
idea
Should assisted death be available for intractable mental illness?
by Marie Nicolini

Meaning and the good life
idea
What’s a life worth living? For the ancients, it depends
by David Machek

Work and vocation
guide
How to craft a harmonious life
Forget the ideal of work/life balance – your needs and interests are much richer than that, and your life can be too
by Jessica de Bloom & Merly Kosenkranius

Photography
film
‘It’s unreal – in the best way.’ Acacia captures visual poetry at Earth’s poles
12 mins

Race and ethnicity
idea
If racial identity can be fluid, who changes their race?
by Alexander Agadjanian

Childhood and adolescence
idea
Adolescence is a ‘use it or lose it’ time for moral development
by Brandon Bretl

Parenting and families
guide
How to know if you want to be a parent
Set aside everyone else’s preconceptions. Then try doing these counterintuitive exercises to understand your own desires
by Ann Davidman

Painting and sculpture
film
After years of struggle, an artist faces a new obstacle – staggering success
20 mins

Meaning and the good life
idea
Our age of crises needs Bollnow’s philosophy of hope
by Norm Friesen

Cooperation and collaboration
idea
Defining social trust is a first step toward nurturing it
by Kevin Vallier

Meaning and the good life
guide
How to be a happy nihilist
Exhausted by the modern pressure to squeeze meaning out of every moment? Here’s a radical way to reset your priorities
by Wendy Syfret

Progress and the future
film
Stick figures meet existential angst in this acclaimed, darkly comedic short
17 mins