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The Time Has Come for a Better Breast Pump

7 min readMay 3, 2018

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A team working on accessories for parents with visual impairments. (Photo courtesy of Ken Richardson/MIT)

Bonding experiences

Hackathon organizer Catherine D’Ignazio, who is now a professor of media at Emerson College. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Rodriguez/MIT)

The breast pump isn’t the only aspect of being a nursing mother that leaves a lot to be desired. Even the science behind pumping is still in the dark ages.

The hackers consider every aspect of the pumps hackable. (Photo courtesy of Rebecca Rodriguez/MIT)

What’s in pumped milk?

Women shared their experiences of pumping in inconvenient places. (Photo courtesy of Ken Richardson/MIT)

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Making sense of the neobiological revolution.

Anna Nowogrodzki
Anna Nowogrodzki

Written by Anna Nowogrodzki

Science and tech journalist. Writing in Nature, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Neo.Life, & others.

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