The Aesthetics of Feeling Safe Rape is added to the lengthy list of the things a woman should keep in mind before going out, in addition to skin oil and bra lines and the effect that gravity can have on our hair.

    To Board a Cruise Ship–and Never Get Off Meet the retirees who never stop moving.

    The Way We Work: A Reading List A crash course in new developments in employment and labor.

    Let Robots Handle Your Emotional Burnout at Work But as robotics and computing evolve, some researchers foresee a future where technology can relieve the long-held emotional burden of some of these professions. They think we owe it to the service workforce to offer a new frontline of robotic protection. In fact, they think it’s far overdue–but does that actually mean just automating these jobs away?

    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 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.

    The Human Machine

    A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
    Ian Steadman
    Aug 23, 2017
    A vast stack of containers on a ship

    Postcards From a Supply Chain

    A series that traces consumer goods back through the global shipping system to their source.
    Dan Williams
    Jan 21, 2015

    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
    May 30, 2018

    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.

    Violence Spreads Like A Disease. It Can Be Stopped Like One, Too

    The “Cure Violence” model works by “interrupting transmission” of violence-employing street workers to intervene and try to cool down conflicts, preventing situations from escalating.
    Samira Shackle
    Nov 9, 2018 4 min read

    Powered by Sunshine, Funded by Everyone

    Putting solar panels on school roofs has widers benefits for their communities and kids.
    Alice Bell
    Nov 17, 2014 2 min read

    Robots Will Build Your House on the Moon

    When it comes to building property on other worlds, robots are by far the best choice.
    Gabriel Abraham Garrett
    Aug 12, 2016 5 min read