Innovation

Wonderland

A podcast about the past and future of play and innovation.
Steven Johnson
Aug 15, 2016 3 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

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

Maximum Wage

Is technological progress dependent on extreme inequality?
Steven Johnson
Jan 28, 2016 9 min read

Refugee Innovation

Technology that's changing the lives of people fleeing persecution.
Duncan Geere
Sep 25, 2015 1 min read

Rocket Mail

How missiles almost revolutionized the world's postal services.
Duncan Geere
Sep 16, 2015 10 min read

These Indonesian Women Are Part of the Design Team for Their Own Development Tech

Rather than pushing ideas that look good to Western outsiders, this NGO encourages grassroots innovation.
Lindsey Kennedy
Sep 9, 2015 2 min read

Gone Gone Gopher

Today we "browse the web," but we almost ended up "digging around in Gopherspace."
Richard Baguley
Jul 28, 2015 4 min read

Making Music Hackable Again

A musical instrument designed to be hacked and modified into something new and unexpected.
Alice Bell
Jun 19, 2015 2 min read

The Ghost Inside Your FM Radio

The story of Edward Howard Armstrong, the inventor of FM
Duncan Geere
Apr 27, 2015 5 min read
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