Fighting superbugs with viruses
This Yale scientist’s experimental treatment is a Texas woman’s last resort.
3 ways to think about the future
Why don’t we have a moon base? A cartoonist and a scientist explain.
Growing food with seawater
This designer invented a greenhouse that lets you grow food with seawater.
Saving lives with AI
Artificial intelligence can find hidden patterns in patient’s vital signs – and stop emergencies before they happen.
This restaurant is giving young people a second chance
Cafe Momentum offers an alternative to the revolving doors at Texas jails.
Teaching engineering with dirt bikes
This teacher is using dirt bikes to help Baltimore’s kids learn STEM.
Steven Pinker makes the case for optimism
Are things really worse than ever, or are we missing the bigger picture?
Meet the amateur astronomer who found a lost NASA satellite
A $130 million satellite vanished. Over a decade later, a blogger/astronomer found it.
The dad changing how police shootings are investigated
After his son was killed by police, Michael Bell fought for over a decade to change how we investigate police shootings.
How veterans help each other heal through therapy
Headstrong believes that trauma is treatable.
Bringing virtual reality to brain surgery
Virtual reality is helping surgeons and patients prepare for complicated, life-saving surgeries in ways never before possible.
The future of cancer research
Intel’s Bryce Olson used genomic sequencing to help fight his cancer. Now he’s helping researchers use artificial intelligence to discover entirely new cancer treatments.
How the Phoenix is fighting addiction with fitness
Meet the group that is helping thousands of people transform their lives and unlock their potential.
Introducing Freethink
We’re reimagining media for a generation that’s changing the world.
Can science make people live healthier for longer?
An MIT researcher has turned 30 years of aging research into something you can use right now.
Rebuilding coal country
Meet the nonprofit bringing jobs back to coal country.
Inside the Cajun Navy: How volunteers are training to rescue hurricane victims
Can civilian-led rescue be part of future disaster recovery efforts?
Helping kids through rowing
Inside the surprising program helping disadvantaged kids in New York thrive.
Meet Civil, the startup that wants to save journalism with the blockchain
Can the blockchain fight fake news, restore trust in the media, and save a dying a industry?