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Leaded gasoline was poisoning us for a century and the car industry knew The rise and and fall of the ‘lead death’ in the US Lead and death By the early 1920s,the hazards of lead were well known– even Charles Dickens and Benjamin Franklin had written about the dangers of lead poisoning. When GM began selling leaded gasoline, public health expertsquestioned its decision. One called lead a serious menace to public health, and another called concentrated tetraethyl lead a “malicious and creeping” poison....

Leah Culver and the magical unicorn: A Pownce story Story byAnne Helmond Anne is a New Media PhD Candidate and Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. She is an analyst-designer in the newly found Digital Methods(show all)Anne is a New Media PhD Candidate and Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. She is an analyst-designer in the newly found Digital Methods Initiative of the University of Amsterdam. Anne is also a freelance photographer for various Dutch organizations and media....

Leah Culver and the magical unicorn: A Pownce story Story byAnne Helmond Anne is a New Media PhD Candidate and Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. She is an analyst-designer in the newly found Digital Methods(show all)Anne is a New Media PhD Candidate and Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. She is an analyst-designer in the newly found Digital Methods Initiative of the University of Amsterdam. Anne is also a freelance photographer for various Dutch organizations and media....

Leak: Apple’s new MacBook Pros may get taller, sharper displays Taller than Apple’s usual 16:10, but shorter than 3:2 Story byNapier Lopez Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in(show all)Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in his free time....

Leak: Apple’s new MacBook Pros may get taller, sharper displays Taller than Apple’s usual 16:10, but shorter than 3:2 Story byNapier Lopez Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in(show all)Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in his free time....