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Sophie Knight

Sophie Knight is a freelance journalist and design researcher

August 2022

  • An illustration of tablets and pills scattered in front of an out-of-focus image of a woman in a chair

    My adult ADHD drugs felt like a lifeline. Then came the scary side-effects …

    After a year on prescription stimulants, I started to unravel. Would a desperate experiment with street narcotics make me see things differently?

September 2017

  • An aerial rendering of New Meadowlands, a proposal to provide flood protection and recreational amenities with a system of berms and marshes in Meadowlands, New Jersey

    Resilient cities
    What would an entirely flood-proof city look like?

    The wetter the better. From sponge cities in China to ‘berms with benefits’ in New Jersey and floating container classrooms in the slums of Dhaka, we look at a range of projects that treat storm water as a resource rather than a hazard

April 2016

  • Elderly people work out in Tokyo in2010 to celebrate Japan’s Respect-for-the-Aged-Day.

    Ageing cities
    Which cities have the oldest residents?

    By 2020, the global population of people over 60 will outnumber children under five for the first time. How will our ageing communities affect urban life – and where is the phenomenon most noticeable?

March 2016

  • Life in the freezer: a chilly scene from Game of Thrones

    Self and wellbeing
    Can the cold make you stronger?

    Wim Hof claims that a regime of cold baths and breathing techniques will stave off the flu and boost your immune system
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