We know that environmental concerns have been used to block infrastructure projects. But can infrastructure be used to side-step environmental concerns? Andrew Lakoff on water provision and species protection in California.

Grahame Thompson explores the Efficient Market Hypothesis and models of Systemic Risk in Economics.

When birds die of H5N1 in China’s border region, the whole territory of Hong Kong is transformed into a sentinel post for pandemic flu. Frédéric Keck shows how the city’s new role affects relations between humans and birds in this territory.

How do we know if we are where it's at? Tarleton Gillespie explores the controversy over Twitter Trends and the algorithmic 'censorship' of #occupywallstreet.

What does a perfectly random archive look like? Finn Brunton explains.

Brenda Chalfin and Xhulio Binjaku imagine designs for the future with Dwelling-Based Public Toilets in Urban Ghana.