Isla del Encanto

Puerto Ricans have always found opportunity in the limits placed upon them. Exploring the island’s agricultural future–from community gardens to research hubs, bakers to growers to distillers.
Alicia Kennedy

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

The ID Question

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

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.

How Bots Were Born From Spam

The earliest attempts at chatbots were designed to capture user attention on the early web.
John Ohno
6 min read

Zero Waste Shouldn’t Be A Privilege

If you needed a reminder of just how enmeshed late-stage capitalism is with these kinds of concerns, it’s this: we are trying to sell each other more in order to use less.
Caroline Crampton
3 min read

Tampon Club: No Apologies for Menstruation-Based Innovation

If your manager won’t provide sanitary products, it’s time to take matters into your own hands.
Georgina Voss
2 min read