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.
The Human Machine
A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
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?
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.
The Tacky Cities Of Tomorrow
If imagined cities are an easy shorthand for the world of tomorrow, then the ways we talk about the cities that are being built is a way of understanding the world we already have.
Warping the Mainframe With Digital Alchemy
An interview with Moya Bailey.