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Go On a Trip and Cure Your Depression

Psychedelics show clinical promise as a lasting treatment for major mood disorders–now the struggle is getting through regulatory red tape
Corin Faife
Jun 25, 2016 11 min read

The Unquestioned Pursuit of Weight Loss Had Us Eating Wrong for Years

Our quest for thinness is actually making us far less healthy–even killing us–and not for the reasons you'd think.
Leigh Alexander
Jun 23, 2016 10 min read

What Happens When There’s Only 88 Psychiatrists in an Entire Country?

In developing nations like Kenya, where mental health care is practically nonexistent, internet-based organizations save lives.
Greg Noone
Jun 15, 2016 6 min read

Falling in Love With a Bot Is Inevitable

People form intimate connections with even the simplest of machines–and as bots become more sophisticated, so will our relationships with them.
Jessica Harneyford
May 23, 2016 4 min read

Who’s to Blame When a Therapy Bot Goes Wrong?

Deploying bots in a medical setting demands a whole new ethical framework.
Natalie Kane
May 19, 2016 5 min read

Taming the Wild West of Journobots

We need an "algorithmic ombudsman" to safeguard our news.
Vas Panagiotopoulos
May 17, 2016 5 min read

Why Bots Should Be More Like Plants and Less Like People

Our bot ecosystems might be intelligent, but that doesn't mean we have to be able to talk with them.
Matt Locke
May 12, 2016 8 min read

Could the Cities of the Future Take the Form of a Digital Swarm?

The built environment constantly reinvents itself–and "swarm cities" could be its next manifestation
Roy Christopher
Apr 21, 2016 5 min read

The Rebirth of the City-State

Are technological, cultural, and environmental factors combining to disrupt the nation-state in favor of an ancient alternative?
Corin Faife
Apr 12, 2016 7 min read

The Problem With Smart Cities

It's no use turning cities into data mines without putting human needs at the forefront.
Cat Matson
Mar 28, 2016 4 min read
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