Five Best Ideas of the Day: Why We Need a Better United Nations - The Aspen Institute

We need a better United Nations.

the editorial board at Bloomberg Opinion
You can wear this self-powered heart monitor like a Band-Aid.

Takao Someya, Keisuke Tajima and Jens Wilkinson at RIKEN
With a smartphone, anyone can test for lead in water.

Jeannie Kever at the University of Houston
The problem with farm subsidies.

Gabe Brown in Civil Eats
A simple shift in language can help parents instill persistence in their kids.

James Devitt at New York University