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Kevin Horton Is a Cryogenics Engineer Turned Retro Gaming Savior
‘Kevtris’ is hacking your childhood into the future.
Hacker Runa Sandvik Went From Hijacking a Smart Rifle to Securing The NYT
The director of information security for the newsroom is making journalists more secure against a world of increasing digital threats.
São Paulo’s Traffic Jams Are So Bad, It Made Mariana Avezum Design a Hyperloop Pod
The 27-year-old is still motivated by the legendarily bad congestion she experienced during her youth. Now she's helping build an alternate form of transit.
The EFF’s Eva Galperin Keeps Activists Safe Online
The director of cybersecurity wants activists to remember to celebrate their wins.
The Sound of Two Black Holes Colliding Is Music to Szabolcs Marka’s Ears
“It was life-changing in the way that the world started to share our vision. The world started to believe with us.”
Gay Gordon-Byrne Is the Ringleader of the 'Right to Repair' Movement
She's fighting against Apple and the video game industry to ensure you're allowed to fix the things you buy.
Tim Shields Wants You to Save Tortoises by Piloting Laser Robots With Your Phone
Our obsession with gaming might help us save some of our most vulnerable species.
Nine-Year-Old Mari Copeny Is Still Fighting For Clean Water In Flint
The fourth-grade activist has met with three US presidents, celebrities, and more in her quest to save her hometown's water supply.
An Ecologist Became a Drone Engineer to Save Our Food Supply
Greg Crutsinger develops drone technology to help farmers struggling to grow produce in a world affected by climate change.
Cynthia Breazeal Is Building the Droid You’re Looking For
The robotics pioneer is tackling one of the toughest engineering challenges around.
Meet the Floridian 'Riverkeeper' Fighting Back Monstrous Algae Blooms
The Indian River Lagoon has been overrun with toxic algae. Marty Baum is trying to save it.
Faye Cuevas Is Protecting Elephants Using Counterterrorism Techniques
Approaching the problem from a military standpoint made sense for Cuevas.