--- --- # Let's Teach Veterans to Code by [The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute May 8, 2017 4:00 PM UTC by [The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute May 8, 2017 4:00 PM UTC **1\.** [**Let’s modernize the GI Bill so returning vets can learn to code.**](https://backchannel.com/thousands-of-veterans-want-to-learn-to-code-but-cant-7ed60c167a61) By Andrew Zaleski at _Backchannel_ **2\.** [**Reducing food waste isn’t just good for the planet. It’s good for business.**](https://www.fastcompany.com/3068734/for-every-1-spent-on-reducing-food-waste-companies-save-14) By Eillie Anzilotti in _Fast Company_ **3\.** [**Data is the world’s most valuable commodity. So how do we regulate its use?**](https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-approach-antitrust-rules-worlds-most-valuable-resource) By _The Economist_ **4\.** [**Plain old aspirin might have the power to stop cancer from spreading.**](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/aspirin-may-prevent-cancer-from-spreading-new-research-shows/) By Viviane Callier in _Scientific American_ **5\.** [**Scientists are tricking out this robotic life raft to rescue refugees off the Greek coast.**](https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-01/it-s-buoy-it-s-life-raft-it-s-emily-robotic-craft-s-saving-refugees-coast-greece) By Julia Franz in _Science Friday from PRI_  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/) _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ Five Best Ideas: Let's Teach Veterans to Code ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4770544/gi-bill-veterans-coding-class/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4770544/gi-bill-veterans-coding-class/"},"headline":"Let's Teach Veterans to Code","datePublished":"2017-05-08T16:00:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:58:52.562Z","description":"Here are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/4770544/gi-bill-veterans-coding-class/","keywords":["Five Best Ideas","Innovation","Food","Cancer","Refugees","Data topic","Coding"],"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/five-best-ideas/","name":"Five Best Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4770544/gi-bill-veterans-coding-class/","name":"Let's Teach Veterans to Code"}}]}] ```