New Zealand educators launch The Dark Times Academy, an online platform offering affordable, community-driven courses on critical topics.

New Zealand educators Mandy Henk and Byron Clark launched The Dark Times Academy, an online platform offering affordable, community-driven courses on critical topics for working adults worldwide. The initiative, using a 'flipped classroom' model, features courses on AI, fighting disinformation, and post-growth transition, with a revenue-sharing business model to ensure fair pay for instructors. The first cohort begins in September.