--- description: Understanding structural racism in Ferguson, leaving justice behind in Afghanistan, remote control labs for STEM students, CIA guesswork and more. title: These are the Best Ideas of the Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 19 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2014 4:34 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 19, 2014 4:34 PM CUT **1\.** [**To understand the conflict in Ferguson, we must acknowledge and overcome structural racism.**](http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/getting-rid-of-structural-racism/article%5F1aa8e2ed-67c9-594a-a7a6-8b19f18f9c90.html "undefined") By Karen J. Aroesty in the St. Louis Dispatch **2\.** [**As we leave Afghanistan, we owe justice and transparency to civilians caught in the crossfire of our occupation.**](http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/8/us-military-afghansaccountabilityforciviliancasualties.html "undefined") By Christopher Rogers in Al-Jazeera America **3\.** [**The wisdom of crowds: The CIA is learning a lot by aggregating the guesswork of ordinary Americans.**](http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/04/02/297839429/-so-you-think-youre-smarter-than-a-cia-agent "undefined") By Alix Spiegel at National Public Radio **4\.** [**In the age of MOOCs, remote labs are making a comeback and giving STEM students affordable new ways to do research.**](http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2014/08/colleges-see-benefits-remote-labs "undefined") By Steve Zurier in EdTech **5\.** [**Delaying child bearing and getting a high school diploma could drastically alter the future for today’s teen moms.**](http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/social-mobility-memos/posts/2014/08/18-teen-moms-graduation-diploma-reeves "undefined") By Emily Cuddy and Richard V. Reeves at the Brookings Institution  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3144250/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-19/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3144250/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-19/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 19","datePublished":"2014-08-19T16:34:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:05.340Z","description":"Understanding structural racism in Ferguson, leaving justice behind in Afghanistan, remote control labs for STEM students, CIA guesswork and more.","url":"https://time.com/3144250/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-19/","keywords":["Innovation","Afghanistan","Education","High School","teen pregnancy","Racism","STEM","CIA","Ferguson topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3144250/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-19/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 19"}}]}] ```