Books * Culture * Development * Environment * Fiction * Food * Gender * History * Language * Psychology * Science * Social justice
BOOKS
BBC Culture, “Agatha Christie shaped how the world sees Britain”
BBC Culture, “Did manga shape how the world sees Japan?”
Longreads, “High expectations: LSD, T.C. Boyle’s women, and me”
Brooklyn Magazine, " 'Death librarians' shed light on mortality and grief"
Poets & Writers, "Barbershop Books"
Pacific Standard, "How comic books can get even better for dyslexic readers"
[Articles about books and writing at Literary Hub]
[Contributor page at Book Riot]
[Contributor page at the Ploughshares blog]
[Articles about writing at Submittable]
[Reviews of visually impressive books at Boing Boing]
CULTURE
BBC Worklife, “How communal-living groups are riding out the pandemic”
BBC Worklife, “The saboteurs you can hire to end your relationship”
BBC Worklife, “Why the future of work might be hybrid” [two podcast episodes]
BBC News, “How to make movies without a huge carbon footprint” [companion article on waste reduction and YouTube video for BBC Learning English Thai]
BBC Culture, “The soft power roots of K-pop”
New York Times, “Parents mourning stillbirth follow familiar patterns on YouTube”
The Offing, "London's current crush on New York"
Inverse, " 'A Mortician's Tale' is a game about dealing with death"
[Articles about culture, gender, sex, health, tech and politics at VICE]
[Articles about art at Hyperallergic]
[Articles about personal finance at The Billfold]
[Personal essays at Catapult]
DEVELOPMENT
BMJ, “Nigeria’s marathon struggle against counterfeit medicines”
BMJ, “Legacy of covid-19 for indigenous health in the Amazon”
New York Magazine, “Zimbabweans are using social media to find gas during one of the country’s worst gas shortages”
New York Magazine, “Solar-powered fridges can help stop epidemics”
BBC Future, “The disease that lurks for decades”
BBC Future, “The race to stamp out malaria along the Bhutan-India border”
The Atlantic, "The enduring unpopularity of the female condom"
Truthout, "Crisis narratives and the ongoing drought in Ethiopia"
[Contributor page at Forbes, covering science + development]
[Articles about pop culture, activism and development at Bright]
ENVIRONMENT
BBC Future, “The logger who learned the value of living trees”
BBC Future, “Why the health risks of overheating go unnoticed”
BBC Future, “How to bring life to dying soils”
BBC Future, “Can fashion ever be sustainable?”
BBC Future, “How to beat anxiety about climate change and eco-awareness”
BBC Future, “A staple food to withstand disaster”
BBC Future, “Why ‘plant blindness’ matters — and what you can do about it”
BBC News, “Can narrowboat owners break up with fossil fuels?”
BBC News, “Is it the end for the lush lawns of Los Angeles?” [plus radio appearance]
BBC News, “The controversy of wood pellets as a green energy source” [companion piece on UK market]
BBC News, “How can new technology protect outdoor workers?” [companion piece on indoor work]
BBC Worklife, “Some firms give more time off to those who shun plane travel”
Geographical, “Can wood-burning power stations ever be sustainable?”
Clean Energy Wire, “‘Net zero’ Netflix is far from climate neutral”
NPR, “How to protect the people you care about from extreme heat”
[Book reviews and other articles at Earth Island Journal]
[Articles about coastal issues at Hakai]
FICTION
Broken Pencil, "Joe meets Jess"
Strange Constellations, "Honorary whites"
Apogee, "Managed migration"
The Grief Diaries, "Two kinds"
Mash Stories, "The first time"
Eco-Chick, "Meditations on water, from an unwell woman"
FOOD
Food52, "Which vegan egg replacer makes the best scrambled eggs?"
BBC Future, “What explains increasing anxiety about ultra-processed plant-based foods?”
BBC Future, “The meat workers who became vegan entrepreneurs”
BBC Future, “How a ‘transfarmation’ can help the climate”
BBC Future, “The travelling bee farms that feed us”
BBC Worklife, “How did the vegan sausage roll get so popular?”
BBC News, “After the hype plant-based proteins face leaner times”
BBC Travel, "Is this the world's first energy bar?"
NPR, "In London, the American food aisle is full of nostalgia and preservatives"
New York Times, "Visiting McDonald's with my grandmother"
The Atlantic, “Tech is killing street food”
Vegan Society, "The cost of a vegan diet: an international perspective"
GENDER
BBC Worklife, “Why ending illegal pregnancy discrimination is so hard”
BBC Worklife, “Why women-friendly streets serve us all”
BBC Worklife, “Why the ‘nice guy’ penalty disadvantages all workers”
BBC Worklife, “Why we use women’s professional titles less than men’s”
BBC Worklife, “Why do we still distrust women leaders?”
BBC Worklife, “The docility myth flattening Asian women’s careers”
BBC Future, “The sports where women outperform men”
BBC Future, “The overlooked condition that can trigger extreme behaviour”
The Atlantic, "How cycling clothing opened doors for women"
JSTOR Daily, “How training bras constructed American girlhood”
SheKnows, "Why it's so important for women to share their stories about not having kids"
Women's Media Center, "Sextortion: name it, fight it"
Upworthy, "These savvy women are redefining the sex shop, and business is taking off"
HISTORY
Damn Interesting, "A jarring revelation" [podcast]
Damn Interesting, "No country for ye olde men" [podcast]
Damn Interesting, "The king's letters" [podcast]
Damn Interesting, "Into the bewilderness" [podcast]
["Nuggets" at Damn Interesting]
BBC Future, “Why mandatory vaccination is nothing new” [radio appearance]
BBC Travel, "A nation of introverts"
The Telegraph, "Can a hidden underwater city bring tourists back to Turkey?"
JSTOR Daily, “Do we have to tell them the house is haunted?”
[Articles about the environment and history at Wellcome Collection]
LANGUAGE
BBC Culture, “How Brexit changed the English language”
BBC Culture, "How Americans preserved British English"
BBC Culture, "The stories behind Britain's weirdest weather words"
BBC Culture, "Why British English is full of silly-sounding words" [radio appearance]
BBC Worklife, “The pervasive problem of ‘linguistic racism’”
BBC Worklife, “Why we’ve created new language for coronavirus”
BBC Future, “What happens when words don’t translate between languages” [award]
JSTOR Daily, “How linguists are using Urban Dictionary”
Cracked, "6 insane prejudices people have based on the way you talk"
PSYCHOLOGY
BBC Future, “The bias that leads to dangerous driving”
BBC Future, “The surprising upsides of worry”
BBC Future, “The truth about family estrangement”
BBC Future, “Do we have gossip all wrong?”
BBC Future, “Why most rape victims never acknowledge what happened”
BBC Future, "The secret science that rules crowds"
BBC Future, "Why being a loner may be good for your health" [video]
New York magazine, "When sleep problems turn into relationship problems"
New York magazine, "Here's why eye contact is so awkward for some people"
New York magazine, "Why audience participation is so terrifying"
The Observer, “Bipolar disorder: how lithium as a treatment fell out of favour”
SCIENCE
Nature, “How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers”
Nature, “How I hunt down fake degrees and zombie universities”
Nature, “What is it like to attend a predatory conference?” [editorial and follow-up article]
Nature, “An engineer advances fire-management laws in Colombia” [part of series on scientist activists]
BBC Future, “The quest for a longer-lasting whooping cough vaccine”
BBC Future, “Why it’s so challenging to develop vaccines for parasitic diseases”
BBC Future, “How dentistry is becoming safer for survivors of trauma and assault”
BBC News, “Could AI put an end to animal testing?” [radio episode]
BMJ, “Can Japan really reach ‘zero deaths’ from heat stroke?”
The Atlantic, "Why people faint at the theater"
The Week, "Why we should all be having sex with robots" [podcast]
[Articles about tech at Ars Technica]
[Articles about science writing at The Open Notebook]
Geographical, “Migrant workers in the UK fishing industry face the same English tests that barristers or chief executives need for entry” [Indian companion article]
BBC Future, “How Maasai people were reunited with precious heirlooms”
BBC Worklife, “The long-lasting effects of workplace sexual harassment”
BBC Worklife, “The inequality of outdoor advertising”
BBC Worklife, “Is the Covid-19 bike boom inclusive?”
BBC Worklife, “The double-edged sword of a shorter work week”
BBC Future, “Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable”
High Country News, "Why Compton said no to legal marijuana sales"
The Atlantic, "A birth certificate is a person's first possession"
The Big Issue Australia, "Off the shelf"
[Articles about city life and culture at CityLab]
[Articles about inclusive cities at Next City]