The Rise of Design Philanthropy
The launch of the new Autodesk Foundation marks another catalytic moment for the social sector.
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Podcast
Using Science and Social Enterprise to Improve Rice Crop Yield in India and Bangladesh
Pamela Ronald, of the University of California, Davis, talks about how her laboratory, in collaboration with other scientists, developed a variety of rice with sufficient submergence tolerance to survive severe flooding.
Nonprofit Lessons from a Government Tech Debacle
What can organizations learn from the Affordable Care roll out?
Growth Force
A few years ago, the Salesforce.com Foundation revamped its revenue model. Today, it's not just a grantmaker. It's a rapidly expanding software vendor.
Visualizing Citizenship
Supplements to the article “Citizen Chronicles.”
A Smarter Way to Park
In San Francisco, planners are using variable pricing to reduce the congestion, pollution, and aggravation that come with big-city traffic.
Review
Future Thirst
Meeting the world's growing demand for water will require advances in technology that build on 3,000 years of progress.
Review
Going With the “Idea Flow”
An emerging "data-driven" science of human behavior promises to help us understand and solve social problems.
The Heart of STEM Education
If we want more STEM graduates, we must promote ideas, language, people, and programs that demonstrate relevance and foster a sense of belonging.
Evaluating High-tech Health Approaches in Low-income Countries
Promising technologies for maternal and child health, TB, and malaria abound, but we need to determine what really works.