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.
The Human Machine
A series about the increasingly blurred lines between us and our machines.
Disability Futures
We can’t think about the future-of health, of technology, of community-without centering disability; it cuts across every other kind of experience. Disability is central to all of our lives.
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.
Lahore, the Policed City
Daily life in Pakistan’s second-largest city is overrun with barbed wire, CCTV, and dolphin squads.
Apps Are Helping Keep Indigenous Languages Alive Online
Can smaller, culturally specific languages stay relevant in a modern age? Technology, in the form of language apps, may offer some form of a solution.