The ID Question
Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
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.
Hollywood’s Digital Worlds Head Deeper Into the Uncanny Valley
Cinematic visual effects are currently in a Renaissance moment. But often this impressive technology is deployed not because it is narratively necessary but simply because it is available.
Never go to space it’s terrible omg
Space does very, very, very bad things to the human body.