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    Dreaming Up Inventions for an Afrofuturist World Three magical tools necessary for both liberation and laughter.

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    A vast stack of containers on a ship

    Postcards From a Supply Chain

    A series that traces consumer goods back through the global shipping system to their source.
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    We can’t think about the future-of health, of technology, of community-without centering disability; it cuts across every other kind of experience. Disability is central to all of our lives.
    Kenny Fries
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    Isla del Encanto

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    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.

    The Way We Work: A Reading List

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    Taking the Internet of Things to the Farm

    Cheap connected sensors make it easier than ever for farms to go smart.
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    Slimed! A Brief History of Gunge

    Icky green slime is far older than Nickelodeon.
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