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 Human Machine

A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
Ian Steadman

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

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.

Asteroid Mining Will Come Too Late to Save Our Planet

We could easily expand to other worlds using asteroids for resources–if we don’t kill ourselves first.
Claire Asher
5 min read

Connecting Engineers with Local Community Groups

How UCL’s Engineering Exchange helps experts and activists work together for a better world.
Alice Bell
2 min read

5 Innovations in Sewage Management

This is the real fresh sh!t
Alice Bell
2 min read