Beats: Space Space is where we project our dreams–and our nightmares–of the future.

    It’s Time For a New Kind of Power Fantasy Games can–and must–offer different definitions of fantasy, including fantasies of safety and peace.

    Scientists Like Me Are Studying Your Tweets–Are You OK With That? As researchers, we have a responsibility to acknowledge that factors like the type of data, the creator of that data, and our intended use for the data are important when it comes to using public information.

    Does Siri Believe in God? A theological guide to chatbots and the world’s major religions.

    The Roots of an Epidemic From apartheid labor policies to everyday sexism, socio-political issues influence the spread of TB disease and the effectiveness of health responses. To tackle the epidemic, we need systemic changes.

    Red Planet: How We’ll Govern Mars Technical and engineering obstacles are solvable when it comes to interplanetary colonization–the real challenge is governance.

    Fowl Plague

    Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
    Duncan Geere
    Aug 4, 2017

    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?
    How We Get To Next
    Oct 24, 2018

    Breaking the Cycle

    The future of reproductive health in India, from early ideas about population control to on-the-ground interventions happening now, to a world where men and women share contraceptive responsibility.
    Hannah Harris Green
    Sep 26, 2018

    Beats: Space

    Space is where we project our dreams–and our nightmares–of the future.

    Beats: Food

    Food structures our day, and food systems shape our world

    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.

    Activism on the Subway Platform

    Activists across the world are leveraging the power of public transit as a place of common reference for the people who ride it.
    Steven Higashide
    Jan 18, 2017 8 min read

    How We’ll Choose the First Mars Colonists

    The first Martians will face an intimidating task in establishing humankind’s first outpost on another planet
    Stephanie M. McPherson
    Aug 25, 2016 4 min read
    Salads growing under purple LED lights in a hydroponic urban farm.

    Zero Food Miles at the MIT CityFARM

    The next generation of truly green buildings should look–and taste–good enough to eat.
    Mark Harris
    Oct 16, 2014 1 min read