The Ludo: A Soccer Ball That Racks Up Cash For The Developing World As You Play
Now a quick game of footie can mean more than just a little exercise--it can mean you’re also building a school.
A Super-Affordable House That Can Be Built In Just Two Weeks
Instead of slowly building a home over the course of years, a new program offers a chance for a new house in just a few days.
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When Social Innovation Meets Education
The evolution of social innovation in schools has helped us start to shift from a model based on the little red school house to a system more in tune with the needs of modern students and the demands of a modern economy.
How One Developer Is Making Sure That Its Buildings Are Shaped By The Community
Instead of building first and asking questions later, one Seattle project is crowdsourcing ideas about what should go in their new space.
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Bicyclean: A Bike For Recycling Electronic Waste
The slums of the developing world are filling up with our e-waste, as intrepid recyclers try to find the valuable metals within. A new invention helps them strip down the old computers more quickly and safely, all with the tech of a simple bike.
What Is This App Doing To My Kid’s Brain?
Seven out of 10 kids in tablet-using homes use the tablet themselves. The author of a new book argues parents are paying attention to the wrong criteria to decide what’s good and bad in kids’ media.
6 Projects Harnessing Data To Do Good
There is now more data than we possibly know what to do with, but these organizations are using it to help keep people more informed and connected.
4 Alternative Futures For Silicon Valley
Will its growth and influence continue, or will some outside force check its progress? Futurists weigh in on the possible paths for the heart of the technology industry.
