Three takes on tomorrow’s materials
Lights, muscles, action Ritu Raman’s engineered muscle cells contract in response to light—and could lead…
GI trouble? Swallow this sensor.
About 35 million Americans suffer from digestive issues such as constipation, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and…
The startup CEO remaking City Hall
If you think of Michelle Wu as the architect of Boston’s new city government, then…
Reframing ageism
Among the Ojibwe of North America, an older person is referred to as a “great…
Cheat Codex
Welcome to the Education Issue. I cheated on my editor’s letter. This one that you…
Exquisite bullshitters
Artist Ariel Aberg-Riger is author of America Redux: Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History.
The air-cleaning qualities of plants get a genetically modified boost
In the late 1980s, NASA conducted a study to determine how well indoor plants like…
Inmates are using VR to learn real-world skills
Atorrus Rainer, age 41, is standing in the center of a stuffy, fluorescent-lit room. A…
Shift happens: Writing about the history of keyboards
When the designer and typographer Marcin Wichary stumbled upon a tiny museum just outside Barcelona…
The Download: introducing The Education issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…