Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
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?
The Human Machine
A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
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 Schedule and the Stream
Despite the utopian promises of early pioneers, public spaces do not organically emerge from new technologies.
The Problem With Smart Cities
It’s no use turning cities into data mines without putting human needs at the forefront.