Articles P20

Ending Ocean Plastic Pollution

Researchers have developed plastic-like materials that dissolve in the ocean and could soon come to market.

SSIR Online, Spring 2026 Issue

What SSIR readers are saying about articles on innovation in trying times, data and social justice, and impact investing.

Human Capital Development

By David V. Johnson

The Spring 2026 cover story examines how to invest in human flourishing in the age of AI. Plus: two important critiques of contemporary philanthropy and a new academic editor.

Welcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence

By Isabelle C. Hau 8

As AI begins to transform education, work, and social life, we need to focus on developing and expanding capacities essential for human flourishing.

Review

Stephanie Limoncelli's Advocacy, Inc. argues that the anti-slavery movement's business-friendly orientation impairs its ability to advocate on behalf of workers and exploited victims of trafficking.

Spring 2026

The Academic Costs of Social Apps

By Daniela Blei

Excessive screen time, largely spent on gaming apps, is contagious and lowers students' grades and post-graduate income, a Chinese study reveals.

The New Paradigm of Airborne Disease

By David Carel 1

The COVID-19 pandemic shattered established views of airborne disease. Although it represents a paradigm shift in public health, the field has yet to catch up.

Building a Climate-Activist Ecosystem

By Tim Keary 1

The Kennedy-backed nonprofit Climate Emergency Fund supports disruptive activism to raise awareness of the climate crisis—and is looking to scale. | Open access to this article for non-subscribers is sponsored by an SSIR supporter.