Understanding the complex data of refugee populations is key to addressing the causes of displacement and distress.

Populations of Concern: Our World of Refugees

Dozens of nationalities and cultures meet in a small-town melting pot.

Clarkston: A Refugee Oasis in the American South

An inspiring look at just a sampling of the major contributions from women
in the human race for space.

The Exxpanse: Women Strive for the Stars

Debunking a range of pernicious myths about how refugees negatively affect their host countries.

A Blessing, Not a Burden: The Economic Benefits of Refugee Workers

Aram Mirkazemi, from Refugee to CEO

From winning the Nobel Peace Prize to presiding over genocide.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Hero and Villain

A conversation with a photographer drawn to war zones who narrowly escaped becoming a casualty himself.

Jonathan Alpeyrie: Capturing Conflict

For those who don’t survive the journey, a witness remains.

Dignity for the Dead: The Doctor Working to Identify Migrant Bodies

Jan Roessner’s career trajectory inevitably led him to where he is now

Gaming for Good with Jan Roessner

The internet is indispensable to communication and education, but almost half of people on the planet don't use it. Can progress be found in an internet-carrying backpack?

The Internet-Packing Backpack

The acclaimed novelist, short story writer, essayist, and socially and politically conscious individual speaks on the impact of social media and its effects on elections.

Rick Moody on Art and Political Action

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How Radio Is Helping the Rohingya

Of the many markets powered by big data, few are as important — or as largely unknown — as the burgeoning system of voter data brokers.

The Secret Power of Political Data Trusts

Putting politics on the blockchain and bringing science into the statehouse.

The Radical Stand for the Center

As younger voters become more engaged in the democratic process, campaigns are learning to compete for their hearts, minds, and online eyeballs.

The Kids Are Online: Social Media as Political Arena

Technology has affected the act of voting like everything else in contemporary life, but the stakes are much higher for bugs, mistakes, vulnerabilities, and fraud.

From Electoral Rolls to Pinch and Scroll: How Tech Is Transforming Voting

Political turmoil and real violence inciting digital mayhem—and vice versa.

Nicaragua’s Online Civil War

Improving Syrian airstrike warning systems with technology and analytics.

Early Airstrike Warning System Helps Save Syrian Lives

The promise of data science means more than pushing big numbers. Grooming and curating data in new ways can lead to better policy, more engaged citizens, and more transparent government.

Data for Democracy: Information with a Conscience

An entrenched political class saw their decades-long grip on power loosened by a scrappy collection of civic-minded coders, data techs, mapmakers, reporters, researchers, and grassroots organizers.

How Data and Tech Moved an Election in Malaysia

While the news cycle focuses on the erosion of democratic norms and the latest political scandals, the big picture of worldwide democracy still shows a positive trend.

Global vs. National: Democracy on the Rise

Not even a dark horse, she was practically invisible to the media — until she won.

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The Viral Victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

How tech and education will overlap and influence one another in the very near future.

Q&A with Autodesk’s Randy Swearer

As the needs of refugees worldwide become more complex, a growing collection of technology groups are working to serve them as people, not problems.

Creating a Tech Community to Aid Refugees in Crisis

Making sure everyone incarcerated has free access to education.

Educational Tech Behind Bars

Transponders and GPS units on ships generate an ocean of geographic data that activists and governments can use to stop illegal fishing and mistreatment of workers.

Tracking Ships with Data to Stop Illegal Fishing and Labor Abuse

A groundbreaking technological film experience captures women in conflict.

VR Film Highlights Female Empowerment in War

Playing with the anxiety of disconnection.

The Refugee Experience as Video Game

A tireless activist, fixer, citizen journalist, and mother works the mic and the phones to offer a rare and precious lifeline.

Refugees, Radio, Mobile Phones, and a Way Out

Melding ancient and ultra-modern to bring new life from devastation.

A Postwar Future for Mosul

It’s impossible to work in science and technology without constantly hearing about AI. But how do we create a truly humanitarian artificial intelligence that helps make the world a better place?

Artificial Humanitarian Intelligence

Creating "Living Petitions" with selfies.

A Petition Signed with a 3D Selfie

Organizing around an urban lifestyle with a future.

UN-Habitat Debuts New Cities Initiative

How someone is—or isn’t—classified as a refugee has a huge impact on where and how they can seek help.

Who Is a Refugee?

With larger and more diverse groups of human beings roaming the planet far from their traditional homelands, many are turning to online connections.

The New Internet Diaspora

Women Confront AI Discrimination

Combining years of data with smart software to help refugees find work.

Introducing Annie, the Digital Job Hunter for Refugees

Protecting over a thousand migrant children from family separation.

Nora Sándigo, the Great Mother

Recycling computers to give new arrivals the tools to rebuild their lives.

Bridging the Digital Divide: PCs for Refugees

Arab-American Artist Helen Zughaib Paints the Plight of Refugees

Despite pressure, discrimination, and persecution from one of the most repressive regimes in the world, Iran’s vibrant LGBTQ community has survived, buoyed by a network of citizens and dedicated expats.

Iran’s Persecuted LGBTQ Community Seeks Refuge Online

Building a community of leaders improving the world with technology. Are you a Digital Humanitarian?

Human & Machine

Gaming for Good with Jan Roessner…

The Internet-Packing Backpack…

Rick Moody on Art and Political Action…

How Radio Is Helping the Rohingya…

The Secret Power of Political Data Trusts…

Aram Mirkazemi, from Refugee to CEO…

Aung San Suu Kyi, Hero and Villain…

Jonathan Alpeyrie: Capturing Conflict…

The Radical Stand for the Center…

The Kids Are Online: Social Media as Political Arena…

From Electoral Rolls to Pinch and Scroll: How Tech Is Transforming Voting…

Nicaragua’s Online Civil War…

Early Airstrike Warning System Helps Save Syrian Lives…

Data for Democracy: Information with a Conscience…

How Data and Tech Moved an Election in Malaysia…

Global vs. National: Democracy on the Rise…

The Viral Victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

Q&A with Autodesk’s Randy Swearer…