by Warp Institute | Mar 28, 2022 | ✍🏼 Essays, ❤️ Health Tech, 🌟 Premium Content
On August 22, 1936, Minnesota's 22nd governor, Floyd Bjørnstjerne Olson, died suddenly in his office at 44. The cause was stomach cancer.Olson had for some time experienced failing health with several serious stomach ulcers. When he visited the Mayo Clinic...
by Warp Institute | Mar 14, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech, 🌟 Premium Content
More and more people, especially teenagers, are becoming increasingly frustrated with climate change: Why aren't we seeing more progress? I share the frustration of slow progress. This is what made me start a foundation with the mission to make the future come...
by Warp Institute | Mar 7, 2022 | 🌟 Premium Content, 📈 Human Progress
If one tries to digest all the negative arguments floundering around about the crisis of democracy, it's easy to get an impression of the world being more democratic a few decades ago. This is also in fact a false impression. Going back to the early 2000s, Saddam...
by Warp Institute | Feb 28, 2022 | ✍🏼 Essays, 🌟 Premium Content
Being a pessimist has a negative connotation; few call themselves pessimists or admit they are if someone claims it. Being pessimistic is often perceived as intelligent and clever while being a pronounced pessimist is rarely well-received. That is why they have come...
by Warp Institute | Feb 21, 2022 | ✍🏼 Essays, Op-Ed, 🌟 Premium Content
There has been a longstanding debate between two proponents. One claims pleasure is the key to happiness, another that purpose or meaning is the key to true happiness. Religious leaders, philosophers, and scientists have contributed to this debate throughout history....
