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How Microsoldering Expert Jessa Jones Repairs Unfixable iPhones
With a background in molecular genetics, the head of iPad Rehab leads a team of mostly women who fix severely damaged iPhones and iPads, even without manufacturer support.
One of the Greatest Cosmic Mysteries Was Solved By David Shoemaker’s Device
LIGO's detection of gravitational waves was an achievement comparable to Galileo’s telescope. Meet the man whose team built the detector.
Andrew Arreak Is Helping Inuit and Arctic Researchers Work Together
A community-led project called Ikaarvik prioritizes traditional Inuit knowledge.
Canan Dagdeviren Believes In Borderless, Personal Medicine
The director of a groundbreaking research group at MIT helps design lifesaving devices that mold to the individual patient.
Riverkeeper Marty Baum Is Out to Stop Florida's Algae Apocalypse
This resident of the Sunshine State is fighting an uphill battle against the governor, Congress, and public apathy, to save the lagoon he calls home.
Matt Mitchell Is Arming Underserved Communities With Anti-Surveillance Tools
The founder of Crypto Harlem learned firsthand how companies prioritize their needs over individuals. Now he's sharing his knowledge with those who need it most.
Trevor Paglen Is Making Art Out of the Surveillance State
"The internet has become the greatest tool of mass surveillance in the history of mankind, at a level that is so intimate that the mind boggles."
The Future of Space Travel Depends on Varsha Jain, Space Gynecologist
She helps female astronauts deal with life in space, including what to do about their periods.
Anicca Harriot Is Dabbing Her Way to the Stars
The 20-year-old biophysical sciences student went viral after posting a tweet calculating the angle of her dab, but that’s just one of many sci-tech accomplishments so far—and yet to come.
Morgan Irons is Running Her Own Martian Farming Experiment
"We want to help with human expansion into deep spaces on Earth, Mars, and beyond."
Ron Deibert’s Lab Is the 'Robin Hood' of Cybersecurity
How one man built a unique lab whose mission is to document how the free internet is slipping into surveillance and censorship.