Mark Hay
An over-educated ex-grad student turned freelancer living in Brooklyn, Mark Hay has a background in history, sociology, and religious studies / theology. Nowadays he writes about anything under the big tent of culture, faith, and identity—basically anything human beings will fight over. He also has a deep interest in counterintuitive innovations and lesser reported subcultures and is an avid traveler with a special love for Central Asia and East Africa. His work has appeared on many sites, including The Economist's Baobab Blog, The New Yorker Online, and Slate (via Roads & Kingdoms dispatches) and he is a regular contributor at Modern Notion and VICE.
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Supermarket Food Waste Programs Are Just the Beginning—Real Change Starts With You In most developed countries, consumers account for the bulk of food waste.
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Five Years After Fukushima, Japan’s Nuclear Power Debate Is Heating Up The push to restart the country’s reactors overlooks the promise of renewable energy sources.
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A Conversation With the Seemingly Indestructible Martin Strel The record-breaking swimmer braves piranhas, pirates, and pollution to raise awareness of the threats facing our waterways.
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In Defense of ‘Florida Man’ The state’s over-the-top crime stories and bizarre news reports are actually a product of some of America’s best transparency laws.
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Why India Needs Its Quack Doctors A new plan to legitimize unlicensed medical practitioners can make a dent in the country’s healthcare woes.
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A Middle Path to Recovery A more diverse world of treatment options casts a wider net for addicts who’ve fallen through the cracks. Fed up with 12-step programs, many addicts are turning to Buddhist alternatives
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How Can We Curb the Soaring Cost of Textbooks? Between 1998 and 2014 the price of new textbooks increased by 142 percent.
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Why China Steals Our Corn How can we balance producer and consumer needs in proprietary food protections?
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A Sober Look at Driving High Operating a car on marijuana might not be as dangerous as drunk driving, but you still shouldn’t do it.
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The Case for an International Moon Base A lunar base might sound like science fiction, but it’s time to give the idea a shot.
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Debunking the Zika Conspiracy Theories The source of the microcephaly crisis is probably not GMO mosquitoes, Bill Gates, or the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Mat Fraser on the Future of Disability in the Media The American Horror Story actor talks radical politics, inspiration porn, and why the disability community needs its own Spike Lee.
