A Visual History of the Future

Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies–or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it?
Darren Garrett

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.

Taming the Wild West of Journobots

We need an “algorithmic ombudsman” to safeguard our news.
Vas Panagiotopoulos
5 min read

Never go to space it’s terrible omg

Space does very, very, very bad things to the human body.
Leigh Alexander
6 min read

A Global War Against Dirty Money the U.S. Won’t Join

The securest money is plastic cash–for now.
Kendra Pierre-Louis
5 min read