Ideas We Should Steal

Collective Giving for the Arts

A coalition of young Cincinnatians joined together to fund free museum entry. Could that be the path to make arts in Philly more accessible?

By JoAnn Greco
Ideas We Should Steal

Lower Voting Age to 16

Studies show the sooner people start to vote, the more likely they are to be lifetime voters.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Banning Right Turns on Red

Plus: Forcing landlords to hand out voter registration forms and making all kidney donors compatible

By Stephen St. Vincent
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A Bacteria that Eats Plastic

Plus: Replacing plastic with seaweed, ditching plastics altogether and other plastics-related stories

By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must-Read

Fighting Zika with Mosquitoes

Plus: How to build better bridges and automatic voter registration

By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must-Read

Using Math to Predict Police Misconduct

Plus: Using garbage for jet fuel and teaching aquaponics to inmates

By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must Read

Turning Refugee’s Boats Into Backpacks

Plus: an Uber for blood donations and the best place to put a bus stop

By Stephen St. Vincent
Ideas We Should Steal

Ranked Choice Voting

How Donald Trump’s almost certain nomination highlights our broken voting system

By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must-Read

Employing Undereducated Fathers

Plus: Personal climate control (very personal) and cops teaming up with social workers to help children of violence

By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must-Read

Real-Life Moisture Farming

Plus: Bicycle superhighways and a basic-income guarantee

By Stephen St. Vincent