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

Fowl Plague

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

Disability Futures

We can’t think about the future-of health, of technology, of community-without centering disability; it cuts across every other kind of experience. Disability is central to all of our lives.
Kenny Fries

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.

Your Money, Explained in GIFs

Where it comes from, who creates it, what inflation is, and how much there is on Earth.
Abigail Hartstone
1 min read

Consumer Wearables Measure Air Quality in the Most Polluted Cities

Crowdsourcing air quality readings could make life better for millions around the world.
Duncan Geere
2 min read

Why Did Hundreds of Arctic Explorers Disappear Without a Trace?

The Franklin Expedition’s untimely demise may have been down to an unlikely suspect–tinned food
Richard Baguley
7 min read