This New CARTA series explores how key evolutionary milestones—from multicellularity to the rise of hunter-gatherers—still influence modern disease. Learn how ancient adaptations made us vulnerable to cancer, autoimmune conditions, and metabolic disorders, revealing how our deep biological history continues to shape human health in the modern world.
Celebrate 30 years of literary inspiration with the Writer's Symposium by the Sea, featuring powerful conversations with Mitch Albom, Jesmyn Ward, and Sandra Cisneros. These acclaimed authors share stories behind their celebrated works, reflect on the craft of writing, and explore the role of literature in shaping identity, resilience, and connection in today's world.
We often talk about the energy transition as a move away from fossil fuels—but what if we’ve simply traded one kind of extraction for another? In a recent lecture at UC San Diego, Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, laid out a compelling case that the global energy shift is […]
Why do our bodies come with so many trade-offs—like back pain, difficult childbirth, or diseases linked to inflammation? Our newest CARTA series Mismatch: Human Origins and Modern Disease explores how different traits in the human body evolve over time—some as early as 1.5 billion years ago—and how those adaptations continue to affect our health...