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How Online Gamers Are Solving Science's Biggest Problems

A new generation of online games don't just provide entertainment – they help scientists solve puzzles involving genes, conservation and the universe. Such games have allowed players with little or no scientific knowledge tackle some of science's biggest problems. And gamers are already proving their worth.

CodeNow Teaches City Kids Coding, Sparking Lifelong Interest

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs changed the way we live. All had one thing in common: Access to technology at an early age. A DC-based nonprofit called CodeNow is teaching underrepresented youth the fundamental skills of computer programming. While taking free courses, the city kids -- almost 40% are girls -- build robots, Twitter apps, and a better future.