Building Community

From astronomy to video games, consumer technology is helping people pursue their interests while also advancing community science.

AI chatbots may have certain advantages when roleplaying as our friends. They may also come with downsides that make our loneliness worse.

Should social media platforms have the right to decide what speech is permitted? Should the government?

Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology can empower a patient-led healthcare revolution.

Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are sometimes called “granny flats,” “backyard homes,” “in-law suites,” or “backyard cottages.”

Murali Paranandi and Jeff Kruth

The last decade has seen a steep drop in adult friendships and a worrying increase in loneliness. Is this the cost of our modern life?

Elizabeth Gilbert

Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good — cooperation.

Bob Holmes | Knowable Magazine

Many tech leaders think the future of social media is private social networks, not the public squares that previously dominated.

A superblock covers several neighbourhood blocks reserved for shared use by cyclists, walkers, and residents.

Trevor Shilton and Jasper Schipperijn and Hayley Christian and Matthew Mclaughlin

With single cells, a communal kitchen, Nordic-like furnishings and a landscaped, outdoor green space, it looks unlike any other U.S. prison.

Synøve Nygaard Andersen and Jordan Hyatt