--- description: Tolerating political differences, reimagining youth sports, gamifying the news, giving ex-cons a fair chance, & converting CO2 to crystals. title: These Are Today's Best Ideas 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: January 27 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 27, 2015 5:01 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 27, 2015 5:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**Political differences aren’t the problem in America. It’s our fierce intolerance of political differences.**](http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-01-25/america-s-tolerance-problem "undefined") By Clive Crook in Bloomberg View **2\.** [**Instead of burying carbon emissions underground, a new plan converts it to minerals for longer-lasting, safer storage.**](http://www.slate.com/articles/health%5Fand%5Fscience/new%5Fscientist/2014/07/carbfix%5Fco2%5Fstorage%5Fproject%5Fmineralize%5Fcarbon%5Fdioxide%5Finto%5Fcarbonates%5Fto.html "undefined") By Andy Extance in Slate **3\.** [**As more states and communities give ex-cons a fair chance at employment, the momentum is building for action by the White House.**](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2015/01/22/millions-of-ex-cons-still-cant-get-jobs-heres-how-the-white-house-could-help-fix-that/ "undefined") By Lydia DePillis in the Washington Post **4\.** [**Games inspire deeper engagement and interaction. Can we gamify the news?**](http://www.cjr.org/behind%5Fthe%5Fnews/game%5Fdesign%5Fjournalism.php "undefined") By Lene Bech Sillesen in Columbia Journalism Review **5\.** [**It’s time to reimagine youth sports in America with an eye on inclusion and health.**](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/about/blog/new-vision-platform-youth-sports-america "undefined") By Tom Farrey in the Aspen Idea Blog  [_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/3684052/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-january-27/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3684052/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-january-27/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 27","datePublished":"2015-01-27T17:01:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:01.039Z","description":"Tolerating political differences, reimagining youth sports, gamifying the news, giving ex-cons a fair chance, & converting CO2 to crystals.","url":"https://time.com/3684052/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-january-27/","keywords":["Innovation","Employment","Sports topic","carbon","politics","Games","kids","Journalism","health","emissions","intolerance"],"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/3684052/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-january-27/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 27"}}]}] ```