Isla del Encanto

Puerto Ricans have always found opportunity in the limits placed upon them. Exploring the island’s agricultural future–from community gardens to research hubs, bakers to growers to distillers.
Alicia Kennedy

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

Breaking the Cycle

The future of reproductive health in India, from early ideas about population control to on-the-ground interventions happening now, to a world where men and women share contraceptive responsibility.
Hannah Harris Green

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.

The Stove That Could Turn Rwanda Carbon Negative

Millions of people die every year, killed by their stoves–but that could be about to change.
Katherine Sullivan
2 min read

For Unbanked Populations, the Future of Banking Is Pocket-Size

A dispatch from the streets of Myanmar.
Fanny Potkin
6 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