Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
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.
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?
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.
Snowbot Wars–Can Robots Dig Us Out?
The yearly Autonomous Snowplow Competition challenges engineers to build giant snow-clearing Roombas.
Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money
How to create new currency in failed states.