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

Breaking the Cycle

The future of reproductive health in India, from early ideas about population control to on-the-ground interventions happening now, to a world where men and women share contraceptive responsibility.
Hannah Harris Green

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.

Space Photography is Helping to Fight Light Pollution

The Cities at Night project uses photos taken from the ISS to study the problem.
Patricia Rey Mallén
2 min read

Red Planet: How We’ll Govern Mars

Technical and engineering obstacles are solvable when it comes to interplanetary colonization–the real challenge is governance.
Tom O’Bedlam
4 min read

Solar Trains Could Help Us Rethink Energy

Harnessing the sun could be the perfect way to convert existing train networks to clean power.
Ian Steadman
7 min read