A mother and son united by love and art | Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
An art school professor once told Deborah Willis that she, as a woman, was taking a place from a good man -- but the storied photographer says she instead made a space for a good man, her son Hank Wil...
20 Joulu 201710min
The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths | Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
Could smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapon for social justice? Through her organization Witness, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is developing strategies and technologies to help activists use ...
19 Joulu 201712min
A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa | Joel Jackson
Joel Jackson wants to reimagine transportation around the needs of the African consumer. He's designed an SUV that's rugged enough for long stretches of uneven terrain and affordable enough to be with...
19 Joulu 20178min
How China is changing the future of shopping | Angela Wang
China is a huge laboratory of innovation, says retail expert Angela Wang, and in this lab, everything takes place on people's phones. Five hundred million Chinese consumers -- the equivalent of the co...
14 Joulu 201713min
A new weapon in the fight against superbugs | David Brenner
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve -- but this strategy isn't working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superb...
14 Joulu 201710min
Success stories from Kenya's first makerspace | Kamau Gachigi
Africa needs engineers, but its engineering students often end up working at auditing firms and banks. Why? Kamau Gachigi suspects it's because they don't have the spaces and materials needed to test ...
13 Joulu 201713min
Lessons from a solar storm chaser | Miho Janvier
Space physicist Miho Janvier studies solar storms: giant clouds of particles that escape from the Sun and can disrupt life on Earth (while also producing amazing auroras). How do you study the atmosph...
12 Joulu 20175min
Free yourself from your filter bubbles | Joan Blades and John Gable
Joan Blades and John Gable want you to make friends with people who vote differently than you do. A pair of political opposites, the two longtime pals know the value of engaging in honest conversation...
12 Joulu 20179min
