design

How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)

How blue jeans were invented | Moments of Vision 10

What's it like to be a robot?

Meet the tardigrade, the toughest animal on Earth

The history of chocolate

How to design a library that makes kids want to read

How do you build a sacred space?

The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers

Why design should include everyone

How we can find ourselves in data

How Braille was invented | Moments of Vision 9

How I make paint from poison

How small are we in the scale of the universe?

How game design can help schooling

How super glue was invented | Moments of Vision 8

The mathematics of sidewalk illusions

Why do airlines sell too many tickets?

Is there a limit to technological progress?

A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world

Why doesn't anything stick to Teflon?

How smudge-proof lipstick was invented | Moments of Vision 6

Can machines read your emotions?

How prefab homes can transform affordable housing

Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology

Meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet

Adventures of an interplanetary architect

Don't fear superintelligent AI

The next step in nanotechnology

How the sandwich was invented | Moments of Vision 5

A young scientist's quest for clean water

Buildings that blend nature and city

The secret language of letter design

The playful wonderland behind great inventions

I hate McMansions -- and you should too

How better design can help us avoid our blind spots

How an old loop of railroads is changing the face of a city