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This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

Fast Company Magazine

This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

Co.Design

Data isn’t objective. This new podcast dispels the myth

Data isn’t objective. This new podcast dispels the myth

Fast Company Magazine

This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

This map shows how appalling U.S. paid leave is, compared to the entire world

This map shows how appalling U.S. paid leave is, compared to the entire world

The questions Spotify, Bumble, and Medium execs are asking themselves—and why you should follow their lead

The questions Spotify, Bumble, and Medium execs are asking themselves—and why you should follow their lead

This $105 billion design industry is built on the backs of underpaid labor

This $105 billion design industry is built on the backs of underpaid labor

Exclusive: Adobe’s mind-blowing AI turns napkin sketches into cartoons

Exclusive: Adobe’s mind-blowing AI turns napkin sketches into cartoons

These sleek clothes can invisibly power your phone

These sleek clothes can invisibly power your phone

This $13 nasal mister is a promising tool to battle COVID-19

This $13 nasal mister is a promising tool to battle COVID-19

How a devastating NHL crash is leading to safer hockey rinks

How a devastating NHL crash is leading to safer hockey rinks

Lululemon debuts first-ever uniforms for Olympic athletes

Lululemon debuts first-ever uniforms for Olympic athletes

Brooklyn is the gentrification capital of America. This $256 million experiment tries to change that

Brooklyn is the gentrification capital of America. This $256 million experiment tries to change that

Why America’s real estate industry is so racist

Why America’s real estate industry is so racist

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

A simple change makes this new Mastercard easier to use for blind and sight-impaired people

A simple change makes this new Mastercard easier to use for blind and sight-impaired people

Wheelchairs aren’t welcome on airplanes. This invention removes any excuse

Wheelchairs aren’t welcome on airplanes. This invention removes any excuse

Comments sections have a sexism problem. This is by design

Comments sections have a sexism problem. This is by design

The case for making hearing aids and insulin monitors as sexy as an Apple product

The case for making hearing aids and insulin monitors as sexy as an Apple product

Extreme trauma? Massive earthquakes? This $1.5 billion hospital is ready

Extreme trauma? Massive earthquakes? This $1.5 billion hospital is ready

I’m a branding expert. Here’s what Facebook’s reported name change really signals

I’m a branding expert. Here’s what Facebook’s reported name change really signals

Cities aren’t adapting to climate change fast enough

Cities aren’t adapting to climate change fast enough

The questions Spotify, Bumble, and Medium execs are asking themselves—and why you should follow their lead

The questions Spotify, Bumble, and Medium execs are asking themselves—and why you should follow their lead

This $105 billion design industry is built on the backs of underpaid labor

This $105 billion design industry is built on the backs of underpaid labor

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

I’m a branding expert. Here’s what Facebook’s reported name change really signals

I’m a branding expert. Here’s what Facebook’s reported name change really signals

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Data isn’t objective. This new podcast dispels the myth

Data journalist Mona Chalabi’s new podcast, ‘Am I Normal,’ explores what happens when numbers don’t tell the full story.

Data isn’t objective. This new podcast dispels the myth

Fast Company Magazine

This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

Depop CEO Maria Raga explains how the clothing-resale platform became a favorite with young users—and a $1.6 billion acquisition for Etsy.

This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

This map shows how appalling U.S. paid leave is, compared to the entire world

Ooph, this is bad.

This map shows how appalling U.S. paid leave is, compared to the entire world

The questions Spotify, Bumble, and Medium execs are asking themselves—and why you should follow their lead

These eight ‘Masters of Scale’ built multibillion-dollar companies by asking simple, but important, questions.

The questions Spotify, Bumble, and Medium execs are asking themselves—and why you should follow their lead

This $105 billion design industry is built on the backs of underpaid labor

Landscapers are paid horribly. Here’s how one architecture firm is getting its clients to change that.

This $105 billion design industry is built on the backs of underpaid labor

Exclusive: Adobe’s mind-blowing AI turns napkin sketches into cartoons

Prepare for Adobe’s latest AI to bend your mind.

Exclusive: Adobe’s mind-blowing AI turns napkin sketches into cartoons

These sleek clothes can invisibly power your phone

A team of researchers at Finland’s Aalto University developed ultrathin solar panels that can be sewn right into garments.

These sleek clothes can invisibly power your phone

This $13 nasal mister is a promising tool to battle COVID-19

The Harvard-born Fend device gets a Silicon Valley makeover.

This $13 nasal mister is a promising tool to battle COVID-19

How a devastating NHL crash is leading to safer hockey rinks

After Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jake Guentzel slammed into the rink boards and broke his shoulder, it inspired a new design that could prevent others from suffering a similar fate.

How a devastating NHL crash is leading to safer hockey rinks

Lululemon debuts first-ever uniforms for Olympic athletes

Lululemon will outfit Team Canada for the next six years. The debut Olympic collection is high tech and fashion forward.

Lululemon debuts first-ever uniforms for Olympic athletes

Brooklyn is the gentrification capital of America. This $256 million experiment tries to change that

A former cavalry building has been turned into a massive community health and recreation center.

Brooklyn is the gentrification capital of America. This $256 million experiment tries to change that

Why America’s real estate industry is so racist

MacArthur Fellow Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes about how, 53 years after the Fair Housing Act, Black families still face rampant housing discrimination.

Why America’s real estate industry is so racist

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

Pensole Lewis will be the first HBCU to reopen, ever.

Michigan’s only HBCU closed in 2013. Now it’s reopening as a free design school

A simple change makes this new Mastercard easier to use for blind and sight-impaired people

It may look like an inconsequential tweak, but it marks an important step in the company’s quest for inclusivity.

A simple change makes this new Mastercard easier to use for blind and sight-impaired people

Wheelchairs aren’t welcome on airplanes. This invention removes any excuse

Air travel lacks equality for people with disabilities. Thoughtful design can fix that.

Wheelchairs aren’t welcome on airplanes. This invention removes any excuse

Comments sections have a sexism problem. This is by design

Women are vastly underrepresented in digital forums. This is fundamentally a design problem, writes Marie Tessier, who has been moderating comments at The New York Times since 2007.

Comments sections have a sexism problem. This is by design

The case for making hearing aids and insulin monitors as sexy as an Apple product

Just because something technically does its job doesn’t mean that people will be happy to use it.

The case for making hearing aids and insulin monitors as sexy as an Apple product

Extreme trauma? Massive earthquakes? This $1.5 billion hospital is ready

A structural element used widely in Japan, but less common in the U.S., prevents the building from shaking, even if the earth below it moves.

Extreme trauma? Massive earthquakes? This $1.5 billion hospital is ready

I’m a branding expert. Here’s what Facebook’s reported name change really signals

Rebranding Facebook shows the company cares a lot more about Wall Street than consumers.

I’m a branding expert. Here’s what Facebook’s reported name change really signals

Cities aren’t adapting to climate change fast enough

Just 25 of the world’s cities account for 52% of total urban greenhouse gas emissions. This means that focusing on these cities can make a huge difference to the arc of long-term warming.

Cities aren’t adapting to climate change fast enough

Impact

This autonomous, robotic boat could transform a city’s waterways

Step into a ‘pollution pod’ and experience the bad air of your lungs’ nightmares

Making workplaces better for people struggling with mental health will make work better for everyone

News

Build Back Better: Here’s what’s in Joe Biden’s revised economic plan that he’s pitching Congress today

Solo Brands stock will trade on the NYSE, the latest IPO for a DTC brand looking to cash in

Crytpo traders are more charitable than you think

Co.Design

Data isn’t objective. This new podcast dispels the myth

Fast Company Magazine

This is the $1.6 billion style and social hub for the next generation

This map shows how appalling U.S. paid leave is, compared to the entire world

Work Life

How to integrate more energy-building moments into your day

The 3 rules to making big career (and life) decisions with no regrets

3 nearly effortless ways to improve your memory and recall, backed by neuroscience