innovations

The Most (and Least) Inventive Inventions on Time's '50 Best Inventions' List

If someone decided to do a list of innovative magazine lists, it probably wouldn't include Time magazine's "50 Best Innovations" list. The new one's out, and we've sub-selected some of the good items for you. But a broad swath of the ...READ»

The Acumen Fund: Pulse

CEO: Jacqueline Novogratz, CIO: Brian TrelstadREAD»

• Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion)
• A High Point
• Eureka!: Social Enterprises of the Year
• Do Something: An IPO
• Mercy Corps: The Bank of Banks
• The Academy for Urban School Leadership: A Teacher-Training Residency
• DataDyne: EpiSurveyor
• Civic Ventures: Silicon Valley Encore Initiative
• The Institute for OneWorld Health: Not-for-profit Drugmaking
• Husk Power Systems: Rice-Fired Electricity
• Hopelab: Video Games for Health

Medicine's Problems Begin With Technology and End With the Art of Medicine

The pressure on today's healthcare providers is insane. Technology is supposed to be the tool that saves healthcare. And it will if it can keep from killing all the patients and care providers first. Today's healthcare professional ...READ»