Postcards From a Supply Chain
A series that traces consumer goods back through the global shipping system to their source.
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?
Disability Futures
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.
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.
If You Talk to Bots, You’re Talking to Their Bosses
The customer service chatbots offered by companies are simply a new way to gather user data.
This Massive Fog Chamber Is a Matter of National Security
As well as testing security cameras and military sensors, it could improve medical imaging technology.