Posts by Freethink:
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How this school went from the brink of closure to a 95% graduation rate
Posted on: 01 Mar 2022
Every morning as students enter Paul Robeson High School in Philadelphia, Principal Richard Gordon is there to greet them with a hug, a handshake, or a dap. And when addressing the school over the PA, he refers to the students and faculty as his family. The school’s humanistic approach to education has helped […]
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Living with parents to pay off 105k of debt? This family did it.
Posted on: 22 Feb 2022
Tae and Monica Kim began their marriage with over $100,000 dollars in student debt. It’s an albatross around the necks of many young Americans: how to pay down debt, create savings, afford to start a family — childcare, food, clothing — and own a house? “We couldn’t afford a house,” says Tae, who works as […]
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This family ditched the suburbs for an RV — and have no regrets
Posted on: 15 Feb 2022
Nathan and Marissa Moss were living the American dream in Cookeville, Tennessee — or so they thought. Four-bedroom home? Check. Steady paychecks? Check. Two young kids? Check. But one morning, before Marissa left for a 13-hour shift, she realized that she would miss her young daughter waking up — and would return home after she […]
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How a 21 y/o finance TikToker is hacking the American dream
Posted on: 08 Feb 2022
It’s the perfect L.A. Gen-Z scene. The city and hills sprawling in the distance, bathed on a hotel rooftop balcony in SoCal sunlight with artfully arranged plants behind her, social media influencer Taylor Price is holding her phone at face level, gazing into it like a crystal ball. Which, since it’s got information about […]
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Bringing back the concept of co-housing
Posted on: 01 Feb 2022
Millennials are less likely to own a home than their parents were at their age and they are more likely to be lonely. Not exactly a winning combo. Even worse, these two challenges feed into each other. A lack of affordable houses erodes our sense of community, making us more lonely. That’s why one millennial, […]
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Building homes with hemp
Posted on: 14 Oct 2021
Tune in to the latest episode of our new series Make it Count and find out why green builders are returning to an ancient, sustainable material: cannabis. Industrial hemp is an ancient crop that’s making its way into modern construction. People have grown hemp for millennia to make products like clothes, rope, fuel, […]
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Making sustainable fuel out of sunlight and CO2
Posted on: 07 Oct 2021
Tune in to the latest episode of our new series Make it Count and find out how photosynthesis is being harnessed to produce fuel and capture greenhouse gases. Slowing climate change and reducing emissions is going to require innovative takes on decarbonization — the reduction or removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. It’s […]
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Can vertical farms save the planet? Here’s what it will take
Posted on: 30 Sep 2021
Tune in to the latest episode of our new series Make it Count and find out how vertical farming could help sustainably feed Earth’s growing population. Vertical farms could be one of the most sustainable ways to meet rising food demand throughout the 21st century. By 2050, the world population is expected to reach […]
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Engineering a future without plastic
Posted on: 23 Sep 2021
Tune in to the latest episode of our new series Make it Count, where we explore the plastic replacement that already exists and is made with materials found in human bodies. Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for efficient ways to make products out of fast-degrading biomaterials instead of plastics. It’s been […]
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$25 flights and zero emissions: How electric planes will change air travel
Posted on: 16 Sep 2021
Tune in to the latest episode of our new series Make it Count, where we explore electric planes’ potential to cut emissions and change the way we travel. Electric planes could soon transform aviation, an industry that connects the global community at steep costs. The aviation industry accounts for 2% of human-induced carbon dioxide […]
