A Noxious Problem

Smog in cities and smoke in the home cause a huge range of short- and long-term health conditions. Why is the world’s biggest public health crisis only getting worse?
How We Get To Next

The ID Question

Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
Anjali Ramachandran

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.
Paula Akugizibwe

Beats: Space

Space is where we project our dreams–and our nightmares–of the future.

Beats: Food

Food structures our day, and food systems shape our world

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.

The Problem With Smart Cities

It’s no use turning cities into data mines without putting human needs at the forefront.
Cat Matson
4 min read

Instructions Not Included: How Usability Made the User Guide Redundant

The death of the instruction manual has long been on the cards.
Ken Banks
1 min read

A Global War Against Dirty Money the U.S. Won’t Join

The securest money is plastic cash–for now.
Kendra Pierre-Louis
5 min read