Ever wonder what happens to leftover crayons?
This dad is melting down old crayons for kids who need them most.
This child psychiatrist is saving refugees from trauma
With the right intervention at the right time, a trauma can be recorded in the memory as non-traumatic and in many cases the devastating effects of PTSD in children refugees can be avoided.
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Stopping gang violence with love
This nonprofit is doing the impossible – finding the 10% of gang members responsible for 90% of the crime, and leading them to successful, positive lives.
Giving homeless people something most of us take for granted
This one small thing can mean the difference between a spot in a shelter or sleeping on the streets, a job or no job, a place to eat or going without food.
Keeper of the missing
One woman is tracking thousands of missing people. Autism is her superpower.
Hacking surfboard fins to fight climate change
How can a surfboard modification help save the oceans?
Preparing for outbreak: Fighting the world's deadliest diseases
The World Health Organization has compiled a list of the most dangerous diseases that could strike next year.
Angels of debt
These ex-bill collectors got John Oliver’s attention and started a movement. They’re buying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of strangers’ medical debt and erasing it.
How NASA’s space food lab will feed the farthest journey in history
These food scientists are making it possible for us to explore space in ways we haven’t yet as a species.
The snake milk king
Enter the Kentucky Reptile Zoo—one of the largest collections of venomous reptiles in the world—and meet Jim Harrison, the man that spent his 42-year career milking King Cobras for anti-venom and saving lives across the globe. What drives a man like this to risk his life each and every day?
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A home helping teen moms break the cycle of generational poverty
Hope House in Denver is changing lives for generations to come.
Hackers find missing people for fun
This search and rescue expert discovered that many missing people had nobody looking for them. Then he had an idea: what if hackers made a game out of finding missing people through the internet?
The edible six pack ring that's saving marine animals
18 billion pounds of plastic are dumped in the ocean every year. This microbrewery created biodegradable six pack rings to help stem the tide.
Hope after prison
This former inmate is cleaning up his city and helping other ex-cons turn their lives around.
How to change the world
Olivia Leland, founder and CEO of Co-Impact, on how we should approach solving the world’s most complex problems.
Drone racers are a thing and they’re amazing
Blistering speed. Big money. 11-year-old world champions. Is drone racing the next big sport?
Can people with autism help create next-generation AI?
Daivergent is a new startup that hires people with autism to train artificial intelligence – and helps them start independent careers.
F*ck a false arrest: How to get out of jail free in NYC
Good Call NYC Fights Bad Policing With a Free Lawyer Hotline: 1-833-3-GOODCALL
The joy of being wrong
Can practicing intellectual humility make us smarter and happier? Science says yes.
Giving animals new legs
Derrick Campana is a prosthetics engineer helping animals walk again with artificial limbs.