ImpactCharting The Insanely High (And Rapidly Rising) Cost Of CollegeStudents are being saddled with enormous amounts of debt just to get a degree, and how much it costs is going way up. This infographic shows just how much.
ImpactAn Infographic Portrait Of Seattle’s Commutes, Rendered In DotsThese maps show the different ways–cars, transit, and bikes–people get around the Emerald City and provide a portrait of how a city moves.
ImpactLook At The U.S. Beef Industry, Sculpted As Raw MeatBeef Stakes is a study of production, consumption, and waste in the meat industry–shown through packaged meat.
ImpactAn Infographic Shows How The World Might Actually EndMayan apocalypses aside, there are lots of ways we could screw this up and send humanity on a crash course to extinction. But don’t worry too much, we’re probably fine.
ImpactEye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of HurricanesHurricane season is in full swing. Here’s what it would look like if every storm since 1851 was circling at the same time.
ImpactWhat Would Happen If The Entire World Lived Like Americans?How many natural resources would we need if the entire world’s population consumed them like Americans do? More than we have.
ImpactWatch As Capitalism Spreads, Through The Writings Of Adam SmithThis animated infographic shows where, when, and in what language Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations has been published around the world. Watch a planet slowly grasped by the invisible hand.
ImpactMapping The Future Of Education TechnologyIf it’s true that 65% of today’s grade school students will work in jobs that don’t exist yet, then we better get ready for some drastically different learning environments.
ImpactAn Interactive Infographic Maps The Future Of Emerging TechnologyWhen will you get your robot butler? When will we first set foot on Mars? These and countless other questions about the future are answered in this amazing chart of where technology is headed in the next 30 years.
ImpactWhy One Young Woman Left Google To Follow Her Passion For Handmade GoodsMakeably lets you connect with makers to create the perfect product, just for you.
ImpactHow To Revolutionize Recycling: Cashfree Refunds From Smart Reverse Vending MachinesGreenbean Recycle takes the childhood joy of bringing your cans and bottle to the redemption center and makes it a lot easier to get your money (and compete against your friends).
ImpactA Single Coat Design Combats Homelessness, In Detroit And BeyondA design for a winter coat that doubles into a sleeping bag quickly evolved into the Empowerment Plan, an initiative that trains homeless women to become seamstresses who can create coats of their own.
ImpactHow One Teen Is Fighting To Change Our Food SystemAt 14, Birke Baehr is a food activist and published author. As he commits his life to understanding the food system and studying organic farming, he spreads a message of change through hands-on engagement.
ImpactCreating Meaning In Your Consumption, With The Stories Behind StuffYou care most about your personal objects that have heartwarming backstories. The founders of online retailer Madesmith are betting that hearing other people’s stories will make you want to buy their handmade goods.
ImpactEmpowering A New Generation Of Tech-Savvy Women By Teaching Them To CodeSkillcrush is trying to democratize the world of programing by helping women (and a few men) learn HTML, CSS, and Ruby on Rails–and showing them just how creative coding can be.
ImpactThese College Friends Couldn’t Find Healthy Food Options, So They Opened Their OwnThe founders of the Sweetgreen restaurants and music festival espouse a simple philosophy: that “fun and easy” and “healthy and local” can go hand-in-hand. And they’re bringing their message (and popular salad shops) to food deserts across the country.
ImpactHow Two College Pals Are Growing A Solution To Our Reliance On PlasticSix years ago, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre were college friends with a bright idea: using mushrooms and agricultural byproducts to create an alternative to plastic. Now, they’re growing a business that could change almost everything about how we live.
ImpactThis App Teaches Kids To Code By Letting Them Make Their Own GamesSamantha John didn’t learn programming until she was nearly done with college. Her Hopscotch iPad app teaches the next generation of kids how to write code as soon as they can read.
ImpactThere Aren’t Enough Female Angel Investors, But This Bootcamp Is Making MoreNatalia Oberti Noguera’s Pipeline Fellowship is changing the face of angel investing, bringing women and minority groups into the fold.
ImpactAlleviating Poverty With A Washing Machine Powered By Your FeetThe GiraDora uses the principles of a salad spinner to make cleaning clothes less back-breaking and time-consuming work for millions of people in poverty.