Jessica Hullinger

How A Princess And A CEO Are Applying The VC Model To Philanthropy

Maverick Collective members commit private funds toward investing in women around the world.

See How Clean (Or Toxic) Your Home’s Air Is With Dyson’s New App-Connected Purifier

With the Pure Cool Link purifier fan and its companion app, the company continues its foray into the Internet of Things.

This Girl Designed Her Own Superhero Prosthetic Arm, And It Shoots Sparkles

KIDMob and Autodesk asked kids with limb differences to create their own superpowers. Then they helped bring those ideas to life.

How Broccoli Leaves And Steelhead Trout Found Their Way Onto Sweetgreen’s Menu

By putting farmers first, the salad chain is trying to change industry-wide customer expectations about food.

These Culinary Willy Wonkas Turned Playing With Food Into A Successful Business

Now, Britain’s Bompas & Parr want to use their brand to inform food policy and education.

Why The Future Farmers Of North America Are Turning To Crickets

GrowHop and other independent bug farms are popping up to meet growing demand for cricket flour and bug-studded food products.

Honest Co. Is In Hot Water Over Detergent Ingredient

The company’s detergent contains an ingredient that it tells its customers to avoid, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Celebrities Partner With DonorsChoose.org To Fund $14 Million In Teacher Projects

Schools across the country can expect the generous windfall as part of the #bestschoolday flash funding for supplies and equipment.

More Communities Join Obama’s TechHire Initiative To Close Tech Talent Gap

This Startup Is Using Games To Measure Creativity–And Teach Us How To Unlock It

Lemonade.io wants to help prepare people for the future of the global economy, when creativity will be at a premium.

As Schools Emphasize Computer Science, How Do We Teach Teachers To Code?

There are more than 3 million public school teachers in America, and many of them don’t know much about computer science.

This Brain-Reading Tool Can Teach You A New Skill In No Time

By measuring how hard the brain is working, the BACh system knows when to give a learner new information.

Crisis Text Line Is Opening Its Treasure Trove Of Data To Researchers

Data from more than 13 million text messages can shed light on when, where, and why crisis arises.

This Dual-Heeled Shoe Aims To Make Stilettos As Comfortable As Sneakers

Would you wear it?

Shonda Rhimes: “Playing With My Children Likely Saved My Career”

In a moving new TED talk, the TV titan reveals that her workaholic tendencies nearly undermined her–and it took her kids to save her.

Remind Launches New Slack-Like App For Schools

The new tool aims to replace antiquated robocalls and phone trees with something better.

What The Lowe’s Robot Will Do For You–And The Future Of Retail

The humble hardware store is getting a lot more high-tech.

Can Cynthia Rowley Make Kefir Sexy?

Why the fashion designer created new labels for Lifeway Foods’s fermented milk drink to coincide with her new line of athletic wear.

Why students are sending Earth sounds to astronauts

Space can feel awfully lonely. One professor let his students record soothing sounds from Earth and send them to the ISS.