When former special education teacher Tiffany Fixter noticed a lack of jobs, opportunities and training for adults with special needs, she thought outside the box and founded Brewability Lab, the world's first brewery to hire adults with developmenta...
Anna Du learned that 150 million tons of plastic are in our oceans, she decided to engineer a solution. She designs artificially intelligent robots from equipment in her basement to detect microplastics underwater. She'll be the first to tell you, "t...
Connor Berryhill () was only 5 years old when an underwater encounter with an endangered seal set him on a path to take care of the world's most vulnerable creatures. Now, he's taken his small-scale activism big and started his own nonprofit, Ocean D...
In his years of bringing alpaca therapy to everyone who needs it, Stuart Woolley of Devon, England has found that alpacas "bring the best out of people." Therapy alpacas provide care for a vast range of people: from children with ADHD or autism, to ...
Jane Labowitch otherwise known as Princess Etch () is a professional Etch a Sketch artist. She uses the toy as a canvas for elaborately detailed works of art that can sell for up to $1500. The Chicago-based artist now takes commissions from companies...
Scot Burner () holds the Guiness World Record for driving the fastest mile in reverse. He's been perfecting his backwards technique since 2000 and has reversed at up to 56 miles per hour.
From fried rice to rotisserie chicken, self-taught wax artist Kaylee Castleberry from Texas creates deceptively delicious looking candles. What started as a hobby became a full-time business turning wax into eye candy.
With the ever-increasing homeless population in Los Angeles, Elvis Summers decided he needed to think out of the box to lend a helping hand. By building 38+ tiny houses for homeless people — some even including mobile shower units — in just two year...
Jeffrey Briar trains members of Laughter Yoga, a laughing club in Laguna Beach, California that works on the principle that the body cannot differentiate between "real" and deliberate laughter. Science suggests that laughter of both kinds can promote...
Grace Good plays with fire — professionally, and well. Her fire skills led her to become a full-time fire hula hooper and master of pyrotechnic flow arts. From fire breathing to fire eating and everything else she tries, the aerialist and flow dancer...
Tired of being bullied in school, wig artist Trenton Lee began designing wigs for celebrities and kids suffering from hair loss. The teen's much-sought-after wigs are handmade, 100% human hair, and have been worn by A-list celebrities such as Cardi B...
