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    The Power of Play: A Reading List A crash course on how fun and leisure can change the world

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    The ID Question

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    Postcards From a Supply Chain

    A series that traces consumer goods back through the global shipping system to their source.
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    The Human Machine

    A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
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    Aug 23, 2017

    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

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    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.

    Street Wisdom Might Win the War on Drugs

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    Losing the Night Sky

    The brightest parts of the world are getting brighter–light pollution is on the rise around the globe.
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    Future Nostalgia: What We’ll Miss When the Music Stops

    From the crackle of vinyl to the clipped edges of MP3s, the ways we listen to music influence why we love it.
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