Isla del Encanto

Puerto Ricans have always found opportunity in the limits placed upon them. Exploring the island’s agricultural future–from community gardens to research hubs, bakers to growers to distillers.
Alicia Kennedy

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.
Paula Akugizibwe

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

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.

How Spaceships Die

Every probe we send out into space will eventually finish its mission–so what happens next?
Duncan Geere
6 min read

What Does Your Walk Sound Like?

If we can control music with location, why not with movement?
Nikita Taparia
2 min read

Should Tech Companies That Derive All Their Value from Users Be Co-ops?

Many startups monetize cooperation and collaboration, but not when it comes to their employees.
Kirsty Styles
3 min read