Editor’s letter: Where does authority come from today?
The introductory essay to our special series on authority by Millie Arora and Morgan Ramsey-Elliot.
On Good Authority: Ali Noorani
Hewlett Foundation’s Ali Noorani on on authority, trust, the future of democracy, and the role of technology in civic life, as part of our interview series, On Good Authority.
We need to talk about death
Lauren Carroll and Erin Merelli of Deathwives talk desanitising the conversation around death, planning for the end, and why confronting mortality makes for better living.
The deeper issue behind the healthcare strikes: a loss of meaning
Healthcare workers are losing a sense of meaning in their work. How did we get here, and what can we do to solve this as the care system finds itself increasingly squeezed?
How I Built Belonging: with Jean Chatzky
HerMoney CEO Jean Chatzky on creating judgment-free safe spaces, fostering belonging in digital communities, and the importance of leading with vulnerability and intimacy.
Ethnography for the AI Age: How to Get Started
As people flock to the fields of 'responsible AI,’ ‘AI ethics,’ and ‘AI governance’ that are all about shaping AI towards what is helpful for humanity, it is time we ask: where are the ethnographers and applied anthropologists?
Rethinking ‘our work’
Over the past few months, ReD has conducted immersions with a dozen young professionals in Paris, Shanghai, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and NYC across a range of industries to understand their work attitudes, practices, norms, and expectations for employers.
‘Anthro-Vision’: A Conversation with Gillian Tett
Gillian Tett of the Financial Times discusses her latest book, ‘Anthro-Vision’ with ReD partners.
Inside the ICE House Podcast: Millie Arora
Check out ReD Associates Partner Millie Arora podcast interview with NYSE's Inside the ICE House.
How to Talk to QAnon Loved Ones This Thanksgiving
In this article for Slate, the authors provide lessons learned from original ethnographic research of QAnon ‘formers’.
How Not to Design a Financial ‘Super App’
Financial companies need to understand their customers, their social worlds, and their relationship to money to make “super apps” work in the long term.
Journal of Cancer Survivorship: The value of immunotherapy for survivors of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer
In this groundbreaking study of cancer patients treated with immunotherapy for stage IV cancer, ReD has illuminated the particular state of patients who survive longer than their initial prognosis. These patients are able to achieve a state of normalcy, despite having a terminal condition.