WorksThatWork

Why an attempt to simplify Arabic script for printing and learning has the potential to boost literacy, and why it has not yet succeeded.

Colour photographs taken over a hundred years ago using a primitive, long-abandoned process which produces spectacular images.

Safely storing nuclear waste requires systems that will last at least 20 times longer than any recorded civilisation.

Mumbai's dabbawallas pick up and deliver more than 350,000 home-cooked lunches to office workers every working day. How did this amazingly efficient delivery system develop from its start with one boy on a bicycle?

If you have missed the magazine, this is your chance to get the full set.

A 1960s Czech black comedy reverses the narrative and play backwards, from the death to the birth of the protagonist.

The largest peaceful human gathering in history took place in a megacity planned, built, used and dismantled in the space of five months.

Ancient wisdom and modern art come together in an innovative project to reduce the noise pollution produced by Schiphol airport.

Czechoslovakia's outlet for national pride in a time of political repression.

Sport is a powerful tool for shaping the foundations of a community, for solving problems where politicians stalemate and for paving the way for social progress.