Education
Great minds lead to great solutions. Our education section features solutions and innovations directed at strengthening educational systems around the world.
Black bookstores are flooded with orders for anti-racism titles
Americans have been called upon to educate themselves about racism, their own racial biases, and the history of Black Americans in this country. The call to educate was made—and apparently, the people have listened. Across the country, black booksellers are being flooded with orders for Read More...
These colorful solar panels show renewable energy can look beautiful too
There’s beauty in solar panels in that they capture light from our precious sun and convert it into electricity. With that said, the solar panel itself is not necessarily beautiful. To give solar panels an aesthetic boost, designer Marjan van Aubel has created a set of stained glass-style solar Read More...
Scientists are making huge progress in mapping the ocean floor
Us humans know more about the surface of the Moon than we do Earth’s oceans, but there’s progress on closing that gap. The Seabed 3030 Project reports that scientists have mapped 19 percent of ocean floors to contemporary standards, or a huge leap over the six percent from Seabed’s launch Read More...
How to build anti-racism into your way of teaching
Unfortunately, the childhood classroom is one of the earliest places where inequalities, oppression, and racism begin to become ingrained in the lives of students of color. Fighting this cycle of injustice means becoming actively anti-racist, whether you are a parent, fellow student, administrator, Read More...
This nonprofit teaches former felons digital media to boost job prospects
Each year, around 8,500 people in New York City are released from prison, more than half of which are rearrested within three years. Of those who have jobs a year after release, the recidivism rate drops to 31 percent. The problem, however, is that for someone who’s just gotten out of prison, Read More...
The founder of Netflix just donated $120 million to black colleges
Many prominent public figures have donated towards causes that support racial justice in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, but no donation has gone further than that of Netflix founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin. The duo recently put forth $120 million that will be Read More...
MLB organist moves his show from Fenway Park to the world of livestreams
What does a Major League Baseball organist do during a pandemic? While baseball is shut down, Fenway Park’s Josh Kantor is keeping spirits up with live-streamed concerts from his home. Although not as glamorous as playing for a stadium of over 30,000 people, he told the New York Times, “For Read More...
Prague will soon be home to the first floating 3D-printed house
A group in the Czech Republic is building a 3D printed house, which, on its own, isn't anything we haven't seen before. What sets this house apart from the others, though, is its final destination: Prague's Vltava River. "I dare say it's the first-ever floating 3D printed building in the world," Read More...
Museums embrace the healing power of art therapy
Psychologists have long praised the correlation between artistic expression and healing, but until now, not many museums directly incorporated wellness into their exhibits and programs. The emotional distress and isolation many are experiencing during the pandemic have motivated art institutions Read More...
Opera house performs first post-lockdown concert for an all-plant audience
In June 2020, Barcelona’s Liceu Opera House emerged from its lockdown-induced siesta by throwing a concert to a rather unusual audience. The attendees did not need masks or gloves in the middle of the pandemic, nor did they be required to follow physical distancing rules. However, they did Read More...