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In an Era of Changing Work, How Will Your Job Define Who You Are?

What will our working lives look like in the coming decades–and as work evolves, how will it affect our identities?
Anjali Ramachandran
Mar 13, 2018 7 min read
Barbra Streisand holding, and surrounded by, multiple copies of the same dog.

Barbra Streisand’s Clone Dog Army

The new age of cloned pets potentially opens up a world of new animal welfare problems.
Ian Steadman
Mar 8, 2018 1 min read

Watch: How an ID System Can Make Your Life Harder

Many of the most interesting stories were from those who were overlooked by the system: individuals from minority groups whose needs...
Anjali Ramachandran
Mar 6, 2018 1 min read
A meteorological map, centered over Europe.

Why We Name The Weather

From Biblical floods to "The Beast From The East."
Duncan Geere
Mar 2, 2018 9 min read

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How We Get To Next
Mar 1, 2018 38 sec read

As We Build the Digital ID Systems of the Future, Where Does Privacy Fit In?

Few of the websites we give our information to are truly secure; as long as you use Google or Facebook, there's...
Anjali Ramachandran
Feb 27, 2018 8 min read

What Is It Like to Live in the World’s Biggest Experiment in Biometric Identity?

Ideally, one simple system should grant everyone the rights and services that they're entitled to. But if you're locked out of...
Anjali Ramachandran
Feb 13, 2018 9 min read

ID Systems: A Reading List

For The ID Question, we've curated a reading list on what identity systems look like around the world. It will give...
Anjali Ramachandran
Feb 6, 2018 5 min read

What is the ID Question?

Identity isn't a binary, though it's often discussed that way. You hear people singling out one interpretation and vociferously arguing for...
Anjali Ramachandran
Jan 30, 2018 1 min read

The ID Question

Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
Anjali Ramachandran
Nov 22, 2017 1 min read
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