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The Gendered Realities of the Tuberculosis Epidemic

Policies that address the intersections between gender and health are often limited to mitigating the symptoms of sexism, rather than tackling...
Paula Akugizibwe
Apr 2, 2019 11 min read

The Questionable Compromises of Privately-Owned Cities

The reason a privatized city is so much quicker and easier to build is not down to the inherent superiority of...
Samira Shackle
Mar 29, 2019 4 min read

How To Decolonize Your Science Curriculum

From the ways in which science aided and abetted racism and colonialism to the structural reasons some communities are centered over...
Aadita Chaudhury
Mar 28, 2019 9 min read

Astrology Doesn’t Have To Be Real To Make You Happy

If advertisements are designed to make us insecure enough to buy fancy sheets and pricey furniture in order to feel as...
Sulagna Misra
Mar 22, 2019 5 min read

Scientists Like Me Are Studying Your Tweets–Are You OK With That?

As researchers, we have a responsibility to acknowledge that factors like the type of data, the creator of that data, and...
Casey Fiesler
Mar 19, 2019 7 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...
Ian Steadman
Mar 15, 2019 4 min read

Millennials Are Right to Kill the American Car

If previous generations were given this many choices–and were faced with a driverless-car future in the coming decades–would cars, that romantic...
Elizabeth Minkel
Mar 8, 2019 4 min read

Inaccessible Airways

But what do these airline protocols, which are supposed to serve passengers with disabilities, say about how those of us with...
Kenny Fries
Mar 5, 2019 4 min read

Zero Waste Shouldn’t Be A Privilege

If you needed a reminder of just how enmeshed late-stage capitalism is with these kinds of concerns, it's this: we are...
Caroline Crampton
Mar 1, 2019 3 min read

The Future of the Veggie Burger

A future food system that doesn't mimic meat's mistakes could still be possible–but it might require going back to basics. Light...
Alicia Kennedy
Feb 26, 2019 4 min read
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