One of Japan’s most beloved pop stars is a hologram
Hatsune Miku has released 100,000 songs — all created by her fans.
By Tony Rehagen
Biometrics will get sports fans back in stadiums
By Kade Krichko
The Experience Playlist: Together
By Ceci Menchetti
Energy justice is the next civil rights issue
Shalanda Baker thinks clean energy can help heal America's legacy of racism. That's why she's joined the Biden Administration.
By Erick Trickey
Resilience
Soon we’ll be in crowds again. Are we ready?
Gathering again will be a joyous step in collective healing — and it may come more naturally than we think.
By Schuyler Velasco
The surprising magic of a COVID-era charity super-video
By Jim Sullivan
With a settlement named ‘Pandemic,’ housing activists in Cape Town are tackling inequality
In South Africa, housing is a right — so occupiers are claiming it on golf courses and government lands.
By Ryan Lenora Brown and Vincent Lali
Stories in Cities+Nature
As sea levels rise, a Dutch neighborhood floats up
By Stav Dimitropoulos
Rooting out a little-known danger of urban gardening
By Hannah Thomasy
The future of urban commuting has one wheel
By Glenn McDonald
A canoe, a GPS, and my quest for the ultimate social distancing
By Matt Crossman
Fresh (virtual) air will do you good
By Hannah Thomasy
Kids + Family
We’re all moving in together
The pandemic has pushed more multigenerational families back under one roof.
By Jenni Gritters
Forget the class guinea pig. Meet the class robot.
By Hannah Thomasy
Mom and dad aren’t in the car, but they’re still watching
By Glenn McDonald
Stories in Culture
These scientists want to make your brain enjoy broccoli
By Stav Dimitropoulos
These films are guided tours of lost urban landscapes
By Ezra Haber Glenn
This Instagram account is fighting to make dermatology less white
By Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
The secret ingredient of comfort food? Struggle.
By Kara Baskin
Coachella is canceled. Catch a show on Fortnite.
By Sam Eifling
Try a Quiz
Your brain vs. artificial intelligence
To understand how AI works, you have to understand human cognition, and recognize the processes we take for granted.
What would you do? Take an immigrant’s journey.
Here are eight immigrant stories, told through composite characters but based on real laws and historically documented scenarios. Follow their paths, and see how you would respond to the choices they faced.
See how your choices add up for the climate
When planning a wedding, taking a trip, or hosting a dinner party, which trade-offs are you willing to make to reduce your carbon footprint?