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Joseph Stiglitz believes a 21st-century economy and society require a rich set of institutions, from profit-making firms to cooperatives, unions, an engaged civil society, not-for-profit institutions, and public institutions, components of what he calls progressive capitalism. Joseph Stiglitz is a professor of economics, public policy, and business at Columbia University. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001.

A growing trend of yoga with animals adds mental and physical benefits to the ancient practice. Three little piggies went to a yoga class.

Poly Mono is like Wingdings, if Wingdings was colorful, geometric, and obsessed with Karel Martens. When is a font no longer a font? Poly Mono, a new font made of shapes instead of letters, blurs that line. Like Wingdings, the dingbat font made of primitive emoji-like characters, Poly Mono isn’t actually designed for spelling anything out.

Computational photography and AI allow these devices to capture stunning images that can surpass what we see with the naked eye. Smartphone cameras have significantly improved in recent years. Computational photography and AI allow these devices to capture stunning images that can surpass what we see with the naked eye. Photos of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, provide one particularly striking example.

Ocean heat in 2024 is a big reason why forecasters are warning of a busy hurricane season. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are predicting an exceptionally active season.

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