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Our best illustrations of 2022

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From the MIT Technology Review art team, here are some of our very favorite illustrations of the year:

space tourism concept
Space is all yours—for a hefty price
ARIEL DAVIS
marijuana leaf floating surrounded by dna, hearts and chunks
The feud between a weed influencer and scientist over puking stoners
KELSEY DAKE
A scientist, dolphin, dog, cat, octopus, lobster and other animals fly entwined through the sky in a cluster that resembles a brain
Inside the enigmatic minds of animals
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a brain wearing a sweat band
How do strong muscles keep your brain healthy?
SELMAN DESIGN
illustration of person with pipettes and a baby stroller
Inside the race to make human sex cells in the lab
immunity concept illustration
The quest to show that biological sex matters in the immune system

pouring a pile of sugar
Inside the fierce, messy fight over “healthy” sugar tech
BRUCE PETERSON
psychedelics concept illustration
Psychedelics are having a moment and women could be the ones to benefit
KATE DEHLER
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Inside the experimental world of animal infrastructure
ANDREW MERRITT
rainbow glue coming out of a hotglue gun onto a toothbrush, surrounded by caution tape
The YouTube baker fighting back against deadly “craft hacks”
STEPHANIE ARNETT/MITTR | ENVATO, GETTY
SO22 cover
The Gender issue
MJ22 cover
The Money issue

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Everything dies, including information
JINHWA JANG
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When you lose weight, where does it go?
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Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready?

surveillance and control concept
An MIT Technology Review Series: AI Colonialism
EDEL RODRIGUEZ
domestic abuse increase during covid-19 lockdown concept
The pandemic created a “perfect storm” for Black women at risk of domestic violence
HANNAH BUCKMAN
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A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?
MATTHIEU BOUREL