A Noxious Problem
Smog in cities and smoke in the home cause a huge range of short- and long-term health conditions. Why is the world’s biggest public health crisis only getting worse?
Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
Disability Futures
We can’t think about the future-of health, of technology, of community-without centering disability; it cuts across every other kind of experience. Disability is central to all of our lives.
Beats: Disability
“Disable” is an active verb, and disability describes the social and environmental barriers that prevent access just as much as an individual body’s physical reality.
Beats: Health
Access to health care is as much a matter of public policy as it is the size of a person’s pocketbook; within a doctor’s office, many factors affect the quality of treatment.
How Gothenburg’s Excess Heat Actually Keeps the City Cool
The city’s district cooling system turns wasted energy into summer coolness.
Watch: Colonizing the Solar System
Earth is doomed! Once we’ve run out of room and resources on our planet, where should we go?