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

    Why You Should Be Eating Jellyfish to Save the Oceans Human disruption of the oceans is killing fish and leaving jellyfish to rule supreme. Could we make amends by adding them to our menus? Are you at least willing to take a bite, and try the taste?

    The Aesthetics of Feeling Safe Rape is added to the lengthy list of the things a woman should keep in mind before going out, in addition to skin oil and bra lines and the effect that gravity can have on our hair.

    How We Got To: The Smart Fridge From Francis Bacon to the Large Hadron Collider.

    The Power of Play: A Reading List A crash course on how fun and leisure can change the world

    Chasing Virality Brought Us Fake News, Now Everything’s on Fire By uncritically embedding itself into social networks, did the media actually usher in the era of fake news?

    Fowl Plague

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

    The Human Machine

    A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
    Ian Steadman
    Aug 23, 2017
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    Postcards From a Supply Chain

    A series that traces consumer goods back through the global shipping system to their source.
    Dan Williams
    Jan 21, 2015

    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.

    A child holds a tablet computer in a classroom.

    Building the Libraries of Tomorrow

    With people increasingly reading on ever-more-mobile devices, libraries need a reboot to stay relevant.
    Mark Harris
    Nov 13, 2014 2 min read

    Maximum Wage

    Is technological progress dependent on extreme inequality?
    Steven Johnson
    Jan 28, 2016 9 min read

    Solar-Powered Farming, Built in Kenya

    Small-scale farmers in Kenya can turn to local innovators for help with climate change.
    Justus Bahati Wanzala
    Feb 3, 2016 4 min read