Change Generation

This 19-Year-Old Self-Taught Developer Will Not Be Stopped

The Kenyan government wouldn’t let Martha Chumo go to the U.S. for hacker school. So Chumo is raising funds on Indiegogo to start her own hacker school in Kenya.

Creating Meaning In Your Consumption, With The Stories Behind Stuff

Creating Meaning In Your Consumption, With The Stories Behind Stuff

You care most about your personal objects that have heartwarming backstories. The founders of online retailer Madesmith are betting that hearing other people’s stories will make you want to buy their handmade goods.

A Simple Solution For Buying Better Food While You’re Shopping In The Supermarket

Connect & Coach, the winner of the Data Design Diabetes Challenge, helps people make healthier choices to make grocery shopping a healthier experience.

This 16-Year-Old Created A $15 Cell-Phone-Sized Device That Can Detect Cancer, Explosives

Jack Andraka, a young scientist who has already created a cheap and accurate version of a major cancer test, is back with a new invention.

Empowering A New Generation Of Tech-Savvy Women By Teaching Them To Code

Skillcrush is trying to democratize the world of programing by helping women (and a few men) learn HTML, CSS, and Ruby on Rails--and showing them just how creative coding can be.

Why Use A Plastic Water Bottle When You Could Drink From Something Much More Classy

S’well is trying to marry sleek style with social substance, and put an end to our plastic crisis.

These College Friends Couldn’t Find Healthy Food Options, So They Opened Their Own

These College Friends Couldn’t Find Healthy Food Options, So They Opened Their Own

The founders of the Sweetgreen restaurants and music festival espouse a simple philosophy: that "fun and easy" and "healthy and local" can go hand-in-hand. And they’re bringing their message (and popular salad shops) to food deserts across the country.

Buy Yourself A Close Shave To Help Give Others An Edge

Harry’s is applying the buy-one-give-one model to razors, and is using its shaving apparel business to better the community, one shave at a time.

How Two College Pals Are Growing A Solution To Our Reliance On Plastic

How Two College Pals Are Growing A Solution To Our Reliance On Plastic

Six years ago, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre were college friends with a bright idea: using mushrooms and agricultural byproducts to create an alternative to plastic. Now, they’re growing a business that could change almost everything about how we live.