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

The Human Machine

A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
Ian Steadman

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

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.

Mass Fainting and Clothing Chemicals

The current state of regulation, as 1,000 new chemicals enter the U.S. market every year.
Rebecca Moss
12 min read

Grass is Fixing The Pollution From Your Cup of Coffee

Runoff from the coffee industry in Ethiopia is being cleaned by a special kind of grass.
Alexander Sehmer
2 min read

The Forgotten Woman Who Unlocked the Greenhouse Effect

In 1856, American scientist Eunice Foote detailed the mechanics of what we now call the greenhouse effect. Yet we know very little about her. We don’t even know what she looked like.
Ian Steadman
4 min read