There is no shortage of angst about the relentless advance of digital technology and what it means for the work force, if not humanity. Dire warnings have come from no less than Elon Musk, S... Read more
Life saving medicine doesn’t like hot temperatures, which makes it hard to get it to the remote villages where it’s often most needed. The amazing new Passive Vaccine Storage Device keeps he... Read more
New technology is poised to disrupt America’s schools, and then the world’s IN A small school on the South Side of Chicago, 40 children between the ages of five and six sit quietly learning... Read more
Storing electricity in spinning wheels isn’t new, but a new design may make it cheap enough to compete with other technologies Renewables could be the world’s primary source of e... Read more
If Gates has his way we’re going beyond eggs and meat, using new substitutes that taste the same but that we can make in a lab instead of a farm, so we can feed the entire planet. And then w... Read more
To keep a growing world population filled with nutrients, startups like Beyond Eggs are finding new ways of making protein that don’t involve the resource intensity of raising animals. Here... Read more
It was 15 years ago that Ted Turner needed something interesting to say in a speech — and decided, in a rush, to give away $1 billion. “I was on my way to New York to make the speech,... Read more
After an extensive search, the Gates Foundation has given millions to this futuristic power-generating toilet from CalTech–with the hope that it can be the solution to sanitation probl... Read more
EDEN FULL should be back at Princeton by now. She should be hustling to class, hitting the books, acing tests. In short, she should be climbing that old-school ladder toward a coveted spot a... Read more
Reinvent The Toilet Challenge “IF Thomas Crapper were around today, he would find our toilets quite familiar,” says Bill Gates, referring to the Victorian manufacturer of sanitary ware whose... Read more
“Remember what you have received. Forget what you gave” Bill Gates said to Xinhua, citing a Chinese proverb to describe the growing popularity of philanthropy in China. In... Read more
This will require some “energy miracles.” In February 2010, Bill Gates stood up and presented a TED talk on what we can do to improve the lives of the poorest 2 billion people on the planet.... Read more
Andy Kessler is coming out with a new book today, called Eat People: And Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs, which I wholeheartedly recommend. It’s billed as... Read more
Mr. Gates had to personally put up a bond of more than $20 million Technology start-ups and big companies work together all the time — refining ideas, seeking mutual advantage and accelerati... Read more
Image by PommeGranny via Flickr The first trials of controversial sunshielding technology are being planned after the United Nations failed to secure agreement on cutting greenhouse gases. B... Read more
