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?
The ID Question
Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
A Visual History of the Future
Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies–or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it?
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.
Meet OBO, the Robot Taking the Theater World by Storm
Built from shelving, skateboard wheels, and 3D-printed components, it stars in a play about humans interacting with AI.
Gardening Drones Could Reseed the World’s Forests
A company claims it could plant a billion trees per year using drones.