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    Beats: Space Space is where we project our dreams–and our nightmares–of the future.

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

    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.

    Was Gamification a Terrible Lie? Turning work into play was sold as a miracle for increasing productivity–but was that ever really plausible?

    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 Noxious Problem

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    How We Get To Next
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    The ID Question

    Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
    Anjali Ramachandran
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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.

    Red Planet: How We’ll Govern Mars

    Technical and engineering obstacles are solvable when it comes to interplanetary colonization–the real challenge is governance.
    Tom O’Bedlam
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    Bots Will Choose Your Music in 2030

    The new ubiquity of streaming–from the cloud to your head.
    David Emery
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    Losing the Lifeline Between Scent and Memory

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    Amelia Quint
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