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World Changing Ideas

New workplaces, new food sources, new medicine--even an entirely new economic system.

This new kind of battery could keep a phone powered for five days

A new breakthrough means that lithium-sulfur might be ready to replace our current lithium-ion batteries, and offer major performance improvements.

This new kind of battery could keep a phone powered for five days

This big egg company will now show you 360-degree look at where your eggs come from

Vital Farms is launching a way for you to check in on the lives of the chickens that lay your eggs so you can decide if they live up to your expectations.

This big egg company will now show you 360-degree look at where your eggs come from

A total of 944 bills defending reproductive rights were introduced last year

A new report on the state of reproductive rights legislation around the country in 2019 finds that, despite a bleak picture on the federal level, major changes are happening in the states.

A total of 944 bills defending reproductive rights were introduced last year

These strange, glossy shoes are 3D-printed just for you

Native Shoes has made footwear out of plants and recycled materials. The company’s latest innovation is a 3D-printed method that uses more recycled material, which could eventually mean only making a pair of shoes when someone orders them.

These strange, glossy shoes are 3D-printed just for you

These are the biggest climate wins of the decade

Fighting the climate crisis can feel like a losing battle. There’s still an incredible amount of work to be done, but it’s good to look to the successes of the past for inspiration.

These are the biggest climate wins of the decade

Are you ready to move into a tiny house in 2020?

Tiny houses—from backyard dwellings to 3D printed off-the-grid cabins—got a lot of attention this year as potential solutions to help solve the housing crisis. Here are some of our favorites.

Are you ready to move into a tiny house in 2020?

The federal minimum wage hasn’t increased in a decade, but the prices of everything else has

As 2019 comes to a close, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour—the exact same it was at the end of 2009.

The federal minimum wage hasn’t increased in a decade, but the prices of everything else has

5 bold urban design projects that made cities more fun, clean, and accessible in 2019

Cities can get rid of cars—and build urban ski slopes.

5 bold urban design projects that made cities more fun, clean, and accessible in 2019

10 stories of world-changing innovation that went under the radar in 2019

We think these stories are important, notable, or thought-provoking enough that you should make sure you don’t miss them (because you might have missed them the first time).

10 stories of world-changing innovation that went under the radar in 2019

The next decade will reshape how we think of technology accessibility

Technology has allowed for huge strides in disability accessibility, from improved voice-to-text functions to apps that connect someone with a virtual assistant, but experts say there’s still a lot of work to be done.

The next decade will reshape how we think of technology accessibility

See the explosive protests of 2019 in stunning photos

It was a year of unrest, and people took to the streets—from Hong Kong to Sudan to Puerto Rico—to protest inequality and oppression and topple their leaders.

See the explosive protests of 2019 in stunning photos

How this electric vehicle ride-share company won the trust of cities without ‘disrupting’ them

Circuit’s fleet of 140 electric cars across the U.S. caters to commuters and mall-goers while employing 150 full-time workers–and getting paid by cities.

How this electric vehicle ride-share company won the trust of cities without ‘disrupting’ them

The 10 best climate books of 2019

From Greta Thunberg to the Green New Deal, check out the books that crystallize the crisis and present innovative solutions.

The 10 best climate books of 2019

10 world-changing solutions that inspired the most hope in 2019

Our most popular profiles of projects focused on improving the world, from climate to plastic waste to homelessness to housing.

10 world-changing solutions that inspired the most hope in 2019

Zappos wants to help build a geodesic dome city for Las Vegas’s homeless residents

Geodesic dome-maker Geoship has announced plans to build transitional dome villages for Vegas residents without places to live. The first prototypes will be near the shoe company’s headquarters.

Zappos wants to help build a geodesic dome city for Las Vegas’s homeless residents

See the innovative design of one of the world’s largest net-zero emissions buildings

A peak inside the Unisphere.

See the innovative design of one of the world’s largest net-zero emissions buildings

This graphic shows exactly how little is left of the planet’s carbon budget

The bucket is almost full. We have 9% of our global carbon budget left.

This graphic shows exactly how little is left of the planet’s carbon budget

The dark side of plant-based food: It’s more about money than you may think

It might be better for the environment, but it’s part of a complex web of global food policy that isn’t so binary.

The dark side of plant-based food: It’s more about money than you may think

This wearable vest grows you personal crops—fertilized just for you by your own waste

Imagining a world where our soil is degraded and we have to return to a migratory lifestyle to flee floods and other climate impacts, Posthuman Habitats is a project designed to create a new, personal food system.

This wearable vest grows you personal crops—fertilized just for you by your own waste

This hydrogen-powered truck could help lower the footprint of the mining industry

Mining is a dirty business, but we need to keep doing it to power the transition to renewables. This new truck is designed to eliminate one of the industry’s main sources of emissions.

This hydrogen-powered truck could help lower the footprint of the mining industry

Impact

This new Ikea store has zero parking spaces

In this new neighborhood, every building will be made entirely out of wood

Microsoft is going carbon negative, will reduce more carbon than it has emitted in its history as a company

Creativity

What Beyoncé’s Ivy Park x Adidas launch means for the new age of celebrity brands

How Amazon’s new movie ‘Troop Zero’ got its magical realism

NBCUniversal’s Netflix-killer Peacock features ads, Spotify-like playlists—and a lot of ‘Law & Order’

Co.Design

Ceramics get a futuristic makeover

Unlike Ikea, this easy-to-assemble couch won’t test your relationship

Move over, princesses. These girls’ clothing brands glorify science

Work Life

4 ways to get over the new-job jitters

How to reinvent your email as a productivity tool

Happiness doesn’t always mean what we think it means