--- description: Why it's remarkable that Iran and the U.S. are talking at all, a heart on a chip, quitting our way to a better economy, 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: March 13 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 13, 2015 4:01 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 13, 2015 4:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**Amid the rancor and theatrics in Washington, it’s easy to forget how remarkable it is that the U.S. and Iran are talking at all.**](http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/03/04/down-to-wire-with-iran/i3gt "undefined") By George Perkovich at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace **2\.** [**A critical step in drug research is understanding the impact on the heart. That’s why bioengineers built a beating heart on a silicone chip.**](http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/03/09/human-hearts-on-a-chip-to-aid-drug-screening/ "undefined") By Sarah Yang at the University of California at Berkeley **3\.** [**Americans are quitting their way to a stronger economy.**](https://www.aier.org/blog/quitting-our-way-stronger-economy "undefined") By Aaron Nathans in the Daily Economy **4\.** [**Just because we’re able to edit the DNA of tomorrow’s children, does that mean we should?**](http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/535661/engineering-the-perfect-baby/ "undefined") By Antonio Regalado in MIT Technology Review **5\.** [**America has its own ion collider, and its funding is in danger.**](https://www.quantamagazine.org/20150306-in-lhcs-shadow-americas-collider-awakens/ "undefined") By Natalie Walchover in Quanta  [_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/3743978/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-march-13/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3743978/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-march-13/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 13","datePublished":"2015-03-13T16:01:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:05:05.027Z","description":"Why it's remarkable that Iran and the U.S. are talking at all, a heart on a chip, quitting our way to a better economy, and more.","url":"https://time.com/3743978/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-march-13/","keywords":["Innovation","Iran","Economy","Babies","DNA","Obama","U.S.","Science topic","Research","Security","heart"],"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/3743978/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-march-13/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 13"}}]}] ```