Lauren Zanolli

These Cramped Gardens Are Designed To Make You Rethink Solitary Confinement

The Solitary Gardens project wants to grow something good while casting light on the inhumane practice–all in the tiny space of a single prison cell.

These Cramped Gardens Are Designed To Make You Rethink Solitary Confinement

Are Women The Key To Solving Climate Change?

The world’s women are key to fighting climate change–but our policies rarely acknowledge them.

Are Women The Key To Solving Climate Change?

Are Pesticides Contributing To The Worldwide Surge In Diabetes?

Another danger from our ever-present environmental toxins.

Are Pesticides Contributing To The Worldwide Surge In Diabetes?

The Homespun Tech That’s Helping To Shore Up Louisiana’s Disappearing Coastline

Years of bad decisions have left the state slowly shrinking and with no natural protection from storms. If big solutions aren’t on the horizon, perhaps locals can hack their way to a solution?

The Homespun Tech That’s Helping To Shore Up Louisiana’s Disappearing Coastline

Impact

As the delta variant spreads, vaccine conspiracy groups on Facebook have doubled

The NFL shows there’s a lot to gain for sports leagues if they support athletes who come out

‘Green buildings’ conveniently ignore the emissions from their construction

News

I’m happy about the GOP vaccine pivot. I will never forgive how long it took

Want to go viral? Influencers won’t be much help if you’re trying to spread a complex idea

Muffin recall: Avoid these products sold at 7-Eleven, Walmart, elsewhere due to listeria fears

Co.Design

Opening Ceremony creative director is the latest Olympic official to be fired

How the Olympics ruin cities

What if our home electronics were made from fruit, not plastic?

Work Life

10 CEOs on the books they’re reading this summer

How to adapt your workplace habits to the era of hybrid work

The one thing young job seekers are forgetting when finding their first role