Science

Rob Walker|Essays

On Radiolab: the Sound of Science

“Radiolab,” a public radio show that breaks from public radio sensibilities, not least in its striking sound.

John Thackara|Essays

Utopia is Here

Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner, made in 1982, portrays a dystopian Los Angeles as it might be in 2019. In just eight years we are due to find out whether or not the film was an accurate prediction.

Josh Wallaert|Essays

Google Maps, Give Us Our River Names

No map in history has made us feel more powerful or more present. But there's a little thing missing: the Mississippi River.

Steven Heller|Essays

Souvenirs as Nazi Propaganda

Part three in a three part series on the design practices of the Third Reich.

Rob Walker|Essays

Global Entertainment

Entertainment via web-based geography.

Adam Harrison Levy|Report

Sustainable Christmas Trees

From artificial firs to rented spruces, a report on alternatives to the chopped-down Xmas tree.

Carl Schoonover|Books

Portraits of the Mind

The book, Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century (Abrams) documents this overlooked dimension over two millennia of obsession with the brain.

William Underhill|Projects

Map Kibera

Report on the Map Kibera project to provide navigation and information on Nairobi's massive informal settlement.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Governors Island, ca. 2014?

We finally receive an image from the long-under-wraps West 8 master plan for Governors Island.

Michael Bierut|Essays

Designing the Unthinkable

For more than fifty years, there have been arguments against nuclear proliferation. The Doomsday Clock translates all the arguments to a simple visual analogy.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 102: The Long View

Black hole image, Dyson Airblade, Titus Kaphar, Liz Jackson, Comic Sans takeover

Jordan MacInnis|Interviews

Materials as Metaphor

...We have a disrespect for materials; we use them quickly and carelessly. That is exactly where we’re at as a planet and as a society. It’s our job as material designers to tackle that.