Impact

The big ideas that are changing the world

How can we better dispose of PPE so it doesn’t keep polluting our oceans?

Six months after the Ocean Conservancy added a PPE category to its waste collection app, beach cleaners said they collected 107,219 such items.

How can we better dispose of PPE so it doesn’t keep polluting our oceans?

These maps show how many days a year your coastal city could flood

By 2050, some coastal cities could have flooding every day of the year.

These maps show how many days a year your coastal city could flood

Hey, Big Tech workers: This campaign wants you to tell your company to lobby for the climate

Tech giants aren’t using their full political power to push for pro-climate policies. A new campaign hopes pressure from employees can change that.

Hey, Big Tech workers: This campaign wants you to tell your company to lobby for the climate

This company is 3D-printing houses in North America. Next stop? The moon

Icon’s 3D-printed homes have helped tackle the housing crisis in Central Texas and rural Mexico. The company has even bigger goals for its future.

This company is 3D-printing houses in North America. Next stop? The moon

When this mask wears out, you can send it back to be recycled—and compost the filter

The first mask from Masuku doesn’t need to fit tightly to block particles, so it’s more comfortable to wear.

When this mask wears out, you can send it back to be recycled—and compost the filter

These drones look for trash in waterways—and then send sailing drones to clean it up

Together, flying drones and sailing drones are helping to clear rivers of plastic waste and oil spills.

These drones look for trash in waterways—and then send sailing drones to clean it up

What would it take to end homelessness in California?

California represents a quarter of the U.S. homeless population. A suite of policies, including zoning changes and rental assistance, could end that crisis.

What would it take to end homelessness in California?

These cheese alternatives aren’t plant-based—they’re microbe-based

Superbrewed Food’s cheese is fermented in a tank, from the same microbes that already live in your body.

These cheese alternatives aren’t plant-based—they’re microbe-based

Will a return to normal post-pandemic mean a return of mass shootings?

While 2020 was a deadly year for gun violence, the U.S. avoided the kind of mass shootings that have plagued the country in recent years. Do the tragedies in Atlanta and Boulder indicate they’re coming back?

Will a return to normal post-pandemic mean a return of mass shootings?

When can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers 5 key questions

Both Moderna and Pfizer are testing the vaccine in children now.

When can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers 5 key questions

Massive, cheap testing is still a key part in ending the pandemic: Businesses could help

At Citi’s branches in Chicago, a Harvard University study is looking at how rapid tests in the workplace could help us reopen safely.

Massive, cheap testing is still a key part in ending the pandemic: Businesses could help

Invest in innovation now to be competitive in the post-COVID-19 world

As difficult as it is to look beyond the day-to-day, the time to shape your company’s success in the post-pandemic future is now.

Invest in innovation now to be competitive in the post-COVID-19 world

This new device captures CO2 from trucks as they drive

Remora installs a container on semis that lets them collect, store, and then monetize their emissions.

This new device captures CO2 from trucks as they drive

A return-to-work road map for displaced women

Leaders offer women practical advice for finding work and championing themselves to prospective employers, even in a rocky economy.

A return-to-work road map for displaced women

Why Chobani is giving its workers the vaccine at its factory

Workers at the yogurt company’s Twin Falls, Idaho, plant don’t have to go anywhere or make complicated appointments to get their shots. They’ll happen right at work.

Why Chobani is giving its workers the vaccine at its factory

Will California have another year of record-setting wildfires?

Can the state’s new measures—from clearing brush to installing solar microgrids—be enough to mitigate the damaging effects of continuing drought?

Will California have another year of record-setting wildfires?

This new recycling plant uses steam to recycle ‘unrecyclable’ plastic

The new British plant will break down the chemical bonds in plastic so they can be reconstituted, processing 80,000 pounds of plastic waste a year.

This new recycling plant uses steam to recycle ‘unrecyclable’ plastic

A chatbot named Riley will train volunteers to respond to LGBTQ youth in crisis

The nation’s largest nonprofit for LGBTQ crisis intervention is adding the AI tool so its counselors can role-play scenarios as part of their training.

A chatbot named Riley will train volunteers to respond to LGBTQ youth in crisis

What’s working in the global fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Organizations are using a variety of methods—from text campaigns to hiring influencers—to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation internationally.

What’s working in the global fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

This interactive map shows how making apartment buildings illegal creates unaffordable cities

The Connecticut Zoning Atlas maps which areas of the state are zoned to allow only single-family homes. It’s more than you would think.

This interactive map shows how making apartment buildings illegal creates unaffordable cities

Impact

The pandemic recovery needs to be measured in well-being—not just GDP

Electric car company Polestar is designing a car that can be manufactured with zero emissions

Of course, there are now carbon offsets for NFTs

News

Want a best-selling book or hit movie? You need this 1 key ingredient, says research

Bad news: Late-night snacking leads to lower work performance the next day

Do I still have to pay taxes on April 15? Maybe. Here’s what to know

Co.Design

Did Target steal this Black creator’s branding?

These shapeshifting streetlights are slow tech at its finest

How this year’s Pritzker Prize winners could spark an architectural revolution

Work Life

Try these 3 things to get noticed by a potential employer where you have no connections

3 steps to start tackling your ‘productivity fatigue’

4 signs it is time to move on from your current job