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No, it's not OK to shame people who gained weight during the pandemic
Withhold your judgment because nobody needs it right now.
By Rebecca Ruiz
What a low-income internet program gets you — and what it doesn’t
To close the digital divide, ISPs need to do more than offer higher download and upload speeds.
By Rachel Kraus
Google and Headspace collaborate on new mindfulness resources for kids
The new video series guides children through reflective, mindful exercises.
How to fund your business as a Black entrepreneur
Learn from this Black entrepreneur's experience.
Indigenous communities built their own internet. Here's how.
Locally-run, community-based networks are filling in where the government has failed to eliminate the digital divide.
How to help slash your community's digital divide in education
It's not on you to solve the problem yourself, but you can help your community.
The UK is considering making street harassment a crime
"Public sexual harassment can’t continue to be a 'normal' part of being a girl in this country."
How the digital divide leaves students behind, and what we should do to fix it
Advocates and educators join together to discuss the disconnect between technology and underserved families.
The pandemic pushed us deeper into the internet rabbit hole, and most of us can't keep track
Surprising findings from a new survey about digital life during the pandemic.
By Rebecca Ruiz
How a year of living online has changed us
Feeling different after spending the last year staring at a screen? Here's why.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Empty LA lot transformed into prefab village for the homeless
Amidst an unprecedented crisis, a small design solution.
By Emmett Smith
Dictionary.com adds new words reflecting the impact of social justice movements and COVID-19
New words and definitions focus on the themes of race, social justice, identity, and culture.
What to expect when you're expecting 8 billion internet users
More troll armies. More conspiracy theories. Why getting the entire world online has its downsides.
By Chris Taylor
A design student turned leftover oranges into a cosmetic line – Future Blink
Waste not, want not!
By Jordan Aaron
97% of young women have been sexually harassed, study finds
That's almost all women aged 18 to 24 surveyed.
SpaceX vs. Amazon: Where we're at in the internet space race
Starlink promises global internet access. But at what cost?
By Kellen Beck
Got a COVID vaccine early? Congrats, now it's time to advocate for health equity.
By volunteering at a mass vaccination site, I got a shot of the Pfizer vaccine, and a dose of reckoning with my own privilege.
By Rachel Kraus
Google Doodle celebrates the inventor of surgical masks on his 142nd birthday
Dr. Wu Lien-teh was a pioneer of public health research.
What is the digital divide?
"We can't let ourselves be OK with a child, or anyone, going to a parking lot to do their homework or fill out a job application."
Gender bias online is as harmful as ever. Here are a few ways to fight back.
"The gender bias that we see online is a reflection of the gender bias in the society more broadly that materially privileges men and harms women."
Getting all 7.8 billion humans online: What will it take?
Five billion people will have internet access in 2021. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos' satellites could help the rest.
By Chris Taylor
Giving people free money helps them get better jobs, cash experiment shows
A major guaranteed income pilot program just released its first-year findings, and UBI proponents will be pleased.
How to create a more inclusive future post-COVID with disability advocate Alice Wong
"Disabled people are our modern-day oracles."
