Andreas Raptopoulos of Matternet is attempting to create a network of drones that operate like the Internet, only for tangible objects.

Physician Larry Brilliant shares data from his digital system for early detection of pandemics.

Lifesaver began as a project in Michael Pritchard’s garage in 2005. By 2015, they will have ended water poverty in Malaysia — and they’re not stopping there.

In 2005, Bjorn Lomborg, challenged the TED audience to think about “the biggest problems in the world” — and to forget about global warming. As he explains in this interview, he still thinks he’s right.

2.5 billion people around the global don’t have access to a toilet, and feces is to blame for a devastating toll of disease. Journalist Rose George explains why we need to start talking shit.