The Human Machine
A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
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.
Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
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.
Firefighting Robots and Their Farming Siblings
Developing countries get a new way to battle wildfires and detect disease in crops.
The Places Where There Are No Women: Fighting for Jobs in Pakistan
Overcoming such profound economic disparity means likewise facing systemic issues of religion, culture, and gender. For all those young women who say they want to work in the city, it’ll take much more than an uncomfortable ride in a mini-bus to get them there.