The ID Question

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

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

Fowl Plague

Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
Duncan Geere

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.

Go On a Trip and Cure Your Depression

Psychedelics show clinical promise as a lasting treatment for major mood disorders–now the struggle is getting through regulatory red tape
Corin Faife
11 min read

Energy and Power: A Reading List

A crash course in the future of electricity and energy.
How We Get To Next
3 min read

Musicians: The Robots Are Coming for Your Jobs

The question isn’t whether robots can do what humans do–it’s about what we value about creativity.
Duncan Geere
5 min read