The Invisible Ubiquity of Energy

Forget living on a dollar a day. What if you had to live on a watt a…

“I Screamed As Wires Pinned Me to the Ground”

Six months ago, I was operating on a patient in the…

Are Digital Nomads the Future of Work?

A growing number of young professionals are exchanging cubicles…

The Unrelenting Specter of Drug-Resistant Malaria

Every time scientists think they’ve controlled…

Uganda’s Corruption Comes Home to Roost

Across the East African country, grassroots efforts have…

Designing Back Time

The story of how one Tanzanian farmer turned into a designer — and created…

Silicon Valley’s Unchecked Arrogance

In its mind, Silicon Valley creates the future, while the rest of…

The End of Big Philanthropy

Old-guard philanthropic institutions are eager to tell rich kids how to spend their money. They should be looking in the mirror instead.

Can Cuban Medicine Help Solve American Inequality?

Nearly a hundred Americans are studying medicine at…

It Takes All Kinds

As an international development practitioner, I found Rikha Sharma Rani’s piece, The Management Set, particularly interesting. I have noticed the same trend, especially at foundations where at times it feels like the majority of the program officers come from backgrounds in consulting.