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Challengers
Mind-reading technology – Are we ready for it?
Startup founders want to read your brainwaves – but how will they protect your data from tech giants?
The apprenticeship that pays for your college degree
Can apprenticeships help with workforce shortages?
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Just Might Work
The scientists decoding the ancient mystery of fire
We still don’t understand the ancient mysteries of fire. How is that possible?
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Catalysts
Helping Boston’s most notorious gang leaders find a new path
This Boston organization, run by ex gang members, has reduced crime by 75%.
She sold an NFT for over $500k. Here’s how.
pplpleasr went from an everyday creator to an NFT artist who sold a single piece for $500k. Just how do NFTs make artists money?
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Hard Reset
Can these tiny satellites democratize government secrets?
These tiny satellites uncover daily images of climate change, Chinese labor camps, and hidden government areas – and make them publicly available.
Coal mining has changed. What’s next for miners?
Coal-mining families in Kentucky lost their jobs almost overnight. But they’re not giving up. Here’s how they built a new way of life.
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Catalysts
Ex-Google employees are working on America’s prison system
The parole system is filling our prisons – with little attention. Now, data engineers, law enforcement and parolees alike are trying to improve the system.
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Challengers
At-home ketamine therapy — are you ready?
Will this at home “tripping kit” change mental health forever?
36 million Americans have college credits but no degree. Let’s fix that.
“Everyone has their own path.” Adults are finishing long-abandoned degrees thanks to this unique nonprofit.
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Just Might Work
Meet the woman who can smell diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s
This woman can smell diseases — and she’s working with scientists to give you her superpower.
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Catalysts
The college where students roam the world to learn
4 years, 7 cities, 0 tests. A college to prepare students for the real world.
How Grant Sabatier saved $1 million in 5 years
“Financial Independence, Retire Early” – How the FIRE movement is helping a generation retire in their 30s.
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Hard Reset
Should war robots have “license to kill?”
War is changing. As drones replace snipers, we must consider the ethics of machines making life or death decisions.
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Hack the Dream
How this school went from the brink of closure to a 95% graduation rate
An Ivy League school teamed up with an inner city school in its neighborhood. Together, they’re transforming kids’ lives.
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Future Explored
DIY regenerative ocean farms: The future of food and fuel?
These simple seafood farms are on their way to healing 1,000,000 acres of damaged oceans by 2030 – while creating food and jobs.
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Hack the Dream
Is living with your parents the new American dream?
Would you live with your parents to pay off $105k of debt?
What if your heart attack could be prevented?
Brush, floss, check your blood pressure: could a new routine save millions of lives?
Instant delivery for everyone on Earth
We live in an unprecedented time of AI and technology – so why do medical access inequalities still exist? One company is tackling that.