Melissa Jun Rowley

Melissa Jun Rowley

Melissa Jun Rowley[/b] is a journalist and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of social justice and tech, race, gender, and youth advocacy. She currently runs The Toolbox, a site dedicated to spotlighting tools aiding social change and connecting activists and developers, and is writing a book about the power of young people using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) to transform communities.

Meet Two Sisters Taking On The Ebola Aftermath In West Africa

How two entrepreneurs from Guinea are working with tech companies and the UN to fight the spread of disease.

How NASA Broke The Gender Barrier In STEM

For the first time, half of the astronaut class is women, and now NASA is offering new opportunities for female tech entrepreneurs.

Impact

Will there be a market for the coming explosion of electric cars?

Gifts from the 50 biggest donors dropped by half in 2018

Poor scheduling costs hourly workers sleep and happiness

Creativity

Finally! Doritos makes a chip bag that cleans your dusty fingers

The fallout from NYT’s Ryan Adams exposé has already arrived

Home Page is being rereleased, like a time capsule from the internet’s early days

Co.Design

The major source of plastic pollution you’ve probably never heard of

Can architecture help you live forever?

Carry your kid’s diapers, but make it fashion with this fanny pack

Work Life

5 reasons why you’re still sleeping terribly

We need to stop striving for work-life balance. Here’s why

Want to cut your work hours in half? Create an A/B schedule