The best designers employ specific habits, learned practices, and observed principles when they work. Here are a few of them.
Marian Petre & André van der Hoek | Oct 3, 2019
"Suppression and deception are the attributes that allow for this society’s existence; it could not exist without lies."
Ai Weiwei | Sep 27, 2019
Those who know about us have power over us. Obfuscation may be our best digital weapon.
Finn Brunton & Helen Nissenbaum | Sep 25, 2019
The use of the couch in psychoanalysis evolved in part from traditions of sanatorium- and asylum-based somatic therapies.
Nathan Kravis | Sep 23, 2019
The founding co-organizer of Miss Read and editor of "Publishing Manifestos" surveys the vibrant landscape of art book publishing.
Victoria Hindley | Sep 18, 2019
One of the first two African-American women to earn a degree from MIT, Rudd was also a founding member of the Black Students' Union.
Jennifer N. Rudd | Sep 15, 2019
"I think it’s important for people to have a sense of history, of where they came from and the people who came before them."
W. Ahmad Salih | Sep 15, 2019
We must explore our role and leave a legacy so that future generations can relate to our hopes and disappointments, our struggles and achievements.
Clarence G. Williams | Sep 15, 2019
A recent poll found that most Americans think algorithms are unfair. Unfortunately, the poll was biased.
Martin Erwig | Sep 12, 2019
To see how drug use can cause synesthesia, I reviewed two centuries' worth of bizarre literary and pharmacological experiments. Here’s what I found.
Crétien van Campen | Sep 9, 2019
The author of “Food Routes” fields questions on food deserts, fish sauce, and more.
The Editors | Sep 5, 2019
Dark, accentuated lines that mark our teeth at birth are providing scientists with remarkable insight into the evolution of human development.
Tanya M. Smith | Sep 2, 2019