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Hope Beyond a Vaccine

Client: Christianity Today

Remember that Christian purpose has always been rooted in the not yet.

Apps still snoop behind the scenes

Client: Washington Post

When you ‘Ask app not to track,’ some iPhone apps keep snooping anyway.

Inside the Design Process to Protect People’s Health on Public Transit

Client: IDEO

A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’?

Client: Washington Post

Your pet’s health may tell you something about your own.

China’s queer internet is being erased

Client: Rest of World

LGBTQI groups found rare freedoms online, but this year, many were shut by censors. It feels like slowly being sanded down, said one member.

Gusto

Adobe Education Exchange

Client: Adobe

Images for 6 subjects of the teaching resources:

Art & architecture
Design
Humanities
Math
Science & engineering
Social studies

As a disabled person, social media has been a lifeline

Client: Financial Times

The internet bypasses what keeps us apart: inaccessible transport, a lack of appropriate care, pain and fatigue

Zendesk

Disrupting Data Governance: A Mozilla Guide for Reshaping the Data Economy

Client: Mozilla

Research on regulations in the U.S., India, Germany, and Kenya, explores alternative data management avenues for protecting and creating value with data, for example in reproductive health, public transportation, COVID-19 contact tracing, among others.

Could We Fight Misinformation With Blockchain Technology?

Client: New York Times Open

The Times’s Research and Development team conducted an experiment in surfacing news photos’ metadata to help ensure they would be used to advance the truth.

Am I being tracked? Anti-stalking tech from Apple, Tile falls short.

Client: Washington Post

Our test with a baby stroller finds it’s still too easy to stalk people with AirTags, Tiles and Samsung SmartTags — and no single company can fix it alone.

Datadog

In 2021, COVID-19 vaccines were put to the test. Here’s what we learned

Client: The Science News

At the end of 2021, the effort to conquer the coronavirus feels like a longer slog than anticipated. But vaccines are still an essential tool to getting through the pandemic.

Lyra Health

Kids are flocking to Facebook’s ‘metaverse.’ Experts worry predators will follow.

Client: Washington Post

Children aren’t allowed in the Horizon Worlds virtual-reality app, but that isn’t stopping them from socializing with adult strangers.

San Camp, Makgadikgadi

Personal work

Three Iraqi women explain how and why they stay anonymous online

Client: Rest of World

The internet affords some Iraqi women unprecedented freedom, but for many, it’s hard to shake the patriarchal norms of their IRL lives.

What If We Pay People to Stop Using Drugs?

Client: The New Republic

Traditional treatments often take place in expensive facilities, demand total abstinence, and rely on punitive methods of control. A harm reduction model turns all of that on its head.

Trump’s ban on foreign workers has left schools with teacher shortages

Client: The Intercept

Even as the ban will expire on December 31, some school districts that rely on foreign teachers will still have vacancies next semester.

Dotdash

What ProPublica Is Doing About Diversity in 2021

Client: ProPublica

Here is our annual report on the breakdown of our staff and how we’re working to create a more diverse news organization and inclusive journalism community.

The Speed of our Souls—and Our Soles

Client: Christianity Today

An avid walker explains why walking is good for spiritual growth.

Apple Books on iOS 12: How to Use the Bookstore

Client: Lifewire

The Change

Client: Popshot

How to Fall and Get Back Up

Client: New York Times Disability

It isn’t easy, but I have more than my own physical strength to rely on.

About how the consequences of falling for a disabled woman become graver as you age.

Local Churches Seize the Initiative of Bible Translation

Client: Christianity Today

Advances in technology mean Christians without Scripture don't have to wait.

Sparkle Unicorns And Fart Ninjas: What Parents Can Do About Gendered Toys

Client: NPR

For podcast episode on parenting - the problem of sexism in toys.

Hope Beyond a Vaccine

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Inside the Design Process to Protect People’s Health on Public Transit

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A new meaning for ‘sick as a dog’?

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China’s queer internet is being erased

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Gusto

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Adobe Education Exchange

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As a disabled person, social media has been a lifeline

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Zendesk

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Disrupting Data Governance: A Mozilla Guide for Reshaping the Data Economy

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Could We Fight Misinformation With Blockchain Technology?

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Am I being tracked? Anti-stalking tech from Apple, Tile falls short.

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Datadog

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In 2021, COVID-19 vaccines were put to the test. Here’s what we learned

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Lyra Health

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Kids are flocking to Facebook’s ‘metaverse.’ Experts worry predators will follow.

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San Camp, Makgadikgadi

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Three Iraqi women explain how and why they stay anonymous online

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What If We Pay People to Stop Using Drugs?

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Trump’s ban on foreign workers has left schools with teacher shortages

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Dotdash

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What ProPublica Is Doing About Diversity in 2021

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The Speed of our Souls—and Our Soles

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Apple Books on iOS 12: How to Use the Bookstore

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The Change

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How to Fall and Get Back Up

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Local Churches Seize the Initiative of Bible Translation

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Sparkle Unicorns And Fart Ninjas: What Parents Can Do About Gendered Toys

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