--- description: Hollywood's diversity problem beyond the "Selma" snub, how discussing Islam helps ISIS, learning by radio in the age of Ebola, and more. 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: February 20 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 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 Feb 20, 2015 5:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**Hollywood’s diversity problem goes beyond “Selma.” Asian and Latino stories and faces are missing.**](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-vargasyang-diversity-hollywood-oscars-20150220-28-story.html#page=1 "undefined") By Jose Antonio Vargas and Janet Yang in the Los Angeles Times **2\.** [**Shifting the narrative away from religion is key to defeating ISIS.**](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/19/why-calling-isis-islamic-only-plays-into-its-hands.html "undefined") By Dean Obeidallah in the Daily Beast **3\.** [**Innovation alone won’t fix social problems.**](http://chronicle.com/article/Innovation-Alone-Won-t-Fix/151551/ "undefined") By Amanda Moore McBride and Eric Mlyn in the Chronicle of Higher Education **4\.** [**When the Ebola epidemic closed schools in Sierra Leone, radio stepped in to fill the void.**](http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2015/02/18/387027766/now-this-is-an-example-of-truly-educational-radio "undefined") By Linda Poon at National Public Radio **5\.** [**The racial wealth gap we hardly talk about? Retirement.**](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2015/02/18/the-racial-wealth-gap-we-hardly-talk-about-what-happens-in-retirement/ "undefined") By Jonnelle Marte in the Washington Post  [_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/3716444/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-february-20/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3716444/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-february-20/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 20","datePublished":"2015-02-20T17:01:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:05:31.479Z","description":"Hollywood's diversity problem beyond the \"Selma\" snub, how discussing Islam helps ISIS, learning by radio in the age of Ebola, and more.","url":"https://time.com/3716444/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-february-20/","keywords":["Innovation","movies","Hollywood","Higher Education","Terrorism","Oscars","Academy Awards","Wealth","ISIS","Retirement","Savings","Sierra Leone","Diversity","Islam","radio","film","ebola","latino","selma"],"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/3716444/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-february-20/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 20"}}]}] ```