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The future of children’s health
Lisa Patel is a pediatrician and an expert in environmental health who says that pollution is taking an increasing toll on children’s health. Pollution from wildfires, fossil fuels, and plastics can …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The future of wildfire management
Michael Wara is a lawyer and an expert in wildfire policy who says that solutions are out there, but face financial, political, and cultural resistance. What’s needed, he says, are “whole-of-society”…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The future of pediatric development and disability
Physician and psychologist Heidi Feldman is a pioneer in the field of developmental behavioral pediatrics who says that the world’s understanding of childhood disability is changing and so too are th…
Published on 5 months ago
Best of: The future of female athletic health
The world of women’s sports is experiencing unprecedented growth, attention, recognition, and investment. Elite athletes including Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark, Serena Williams, and many others are ha…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
The future of legal representation
Nora Freeman Engstrom is a professor of law who says that in three-quarters of cases one or more of the parties lacks legal representation. Worse yet, often the litigants are involved in high-consequ…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
The future of hearing loss
Physician Tina Stankovic is an ear, nose, and throat specialist and a lover of music whose seemingly disparate pursuits — medicine and music — have led her to a groundbreaking career in hearing resea…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The future of live performance
Michael Rau is a professor, theater director, and tech innovator in one. He says that today’s technologies – AI, gaming, interactive storytelling, and even email – are reshaping what performers can d…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Best of: The future of culture
We've been thinking a lot about culture recently, and reflecting on how–whether or not we’re aware of it–culture is a force that’s always exerting influence on us. It’s typically only when we get out…
Published on 6 months ago
The future of electronic materials
We are on the cusp of a materials revolution – in electronics, health care, and avionics – says guest engineer-scientist Eric Pop. For instance, silicon and copper have served electronics admirably f…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
The future of liquid biopsy
Physician Ash Alizadeh has seen the future of disease diagnosis and monitoring. It is coursing through every patient’s veins. Traditionally, biopsies have required invasively gathering tissue – from …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago