Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
Breaking the Cycle
The future of reproductive health in India, from early ideas about population control to on-the-ground interventions happening now, to a world where men and women share contraceptive responsibility.
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.
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 World’s First “‘Marschitect’ Is Laying the Groundwork for Architecture in Space
With private companies setting their sights on other worlds, space architecture is a growing industry.
The Great Dying
How does a person live, during the great dying? Not exactly a framing that’s going to make anyone feel more hopeful, but maybe one that makes it less abstract, less “‘1.5 degrees over pre-industrial levels,’ less one-asteroid-and-they-were-gone.