The Ideas Issue

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5 Billion People Offline? Here's How to Wire the World.

By TIME Video

The Autobots are Coming! Whether We Want Them or Not

By Doug Aamoth and Corey Protin

The New Bot on the Beat is Watching, Always Watching

By Lev Grossman

Ethical Haute Couture Hits the Runway

By Randy W. Stearns
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Make Fun Of Everything

When did America get so politically correct? It’s when we refuse to mock a group that we truly act like bullies

By Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele

Put the Sex Back in Sex Ed

When public schools refuse to acknowledge gender differences, we betray boys and girls alike

By Camille Paglia

Sweep Our Dirty Rivers Clean

This concept for a barge that scoops up debris could keep pollution from reaching the oceans

By James Dyson

Watch How Jurassic Park Could Become a Reality

Resurrecting long-dead species of animals, or 'de-extinction', will not be a fantasy for much longer. But how is it possible?

By TIME Video

Diversify Corporate America

I wouldn’t have thought my gender affected the decisions I made on Wall Street—until I got fired

By Sallie Krawcheck

Cook with the Whole Farm

Our long-term health—and that of the land—requires a cuisine that transforms agriculture

By Dan Barber

Let Kids Run Wild Online

Trapped by helicopter parents and desperate to carve out a space of their own, teens need a place to make mistakes

By danah boyd

Stop Sending Aid to Dictators

Traditional foreign aid often props up tyrants more than it helps the poor. It’s time for a new model

By William Easterly

Take Your Ears on Vacation

Being a ‘sound tourist’ can help us get more out of travel—and help reveal sonic delights in our everyday lives

By Trevor Cox
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