A pediatrician and a nurse tend to a premature baby with severe jaundice at a public hospital in northern India. Brilliance Classic was designed for facilities like this one that serves low-income patients. To date, Brilliance devices have treated 506,000 babies in over 50 countries. Photo credit: Tina Loveridge
For as much as we regard technology as a panacea to heal the world, design is probably the most formidable tool we have in addressing the challenges of the 21st century. Its relationship with technology is often symbiotic, but just as common are the strange contradictions that emerge at the intersection of design, technology, and humanity.