Jonathan Garfinkel

An illustration of four grey soldiers with blue and yellow Ukrainian flags on their sleeves line up; a fifth soldier appears only as a silhouette.

June 2024 / World

The Ukrainians Who Refuse to Fight

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

The government put in place a martial order that restricted some people from leaving the country. This is the story of how one family fled

A checkered photo of a ventilator alternating with olive green squares.

Technology

Hacking COVID-19

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

Amateur inventors and app developers may be key to solving the pandemic’s many problems

A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Health / January/February 2020

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020June 22, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app

July/August 2008 / Technology

Skype Love

July 12, 2008February 6, 2024 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

Are we drawn closer by being farther away?

March 2007

A House Divided

March 12, 2007October 13, 2019 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A young writer takes a surreal road trip through Israel and the West Bank in search of a legendary house where an Arab and a Jew live together in peace. NMA nominee: Essays

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