‘Digger’ has a lot of haters. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Last week, this magazine published a review of Digger, the new climate change allegory from Mexican provocateur Al...
Nearly 30,000 people tested quit-smoking methods. One stood out
An updated Cochrane review has found that nicotine e-cigarettes may help more people stop smoking than several commonly used approaches...
Synthetic users are making me rethink “imperfect research”
Why I’m reconsidering a principle I’ve believed for years.I’ve always believed that imperfect research is better than no research at al...
Are synthetic users (really) the future of UX research?
Human-centered design demands a limited use of AI-generated personas, if at allA big debate among UX researchers is whether to use synt...
Tesler’s Law: complexity moved to a different part of the journey
The complexity never left the building. It changed hands, and nothing printed a receipt. AI assisted.AI did not remove the complexity o...
The bipartisan energy bill tearing the climate movement apart
In order to solve climate change, you have to do two things — stop burning fossil fuels, and build clean energy to...
From the farm to your door: How our global food system exploits workers
Like many big cities, New York teems with delivery workers who bring takeout, groceries, and any number of other t...
Recreational screen use and internalizing problems from preadolescence to young adulthood in a longitudinal twin cohort with co-twin comparison
Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5 Years of Age (World Health Organization,...
AI: incidents by design
When safety is optional, and capability is urgent, incidents are not accidents. They are what we (consciously or not) designed and buil...