I work with the Guardian Project, a group of developers, researchers, advocates, activists and trainers who work on open source mobile security. Even though we actually make security software, including Orbot, the Tor client...
I’ve always believed that whatever we fall in love with as children never really leaves us, but that it merely gets buried by distractions and obstacles we create when we become adults. That being said, growing up doesn’t need to be quite so tragic. When...
Since we’re more addicted to our smartphones than ever before, we thought it would be interesting to create a connection between something we think we can’t live without (our cell phones) and something we actually can’t live without...
A tragic mudslide that took place in Arlington, WA on Saturday morning has left eight people dead, several missing, and demolished at least 30 homes. Chief Travis Hots of the Snohomish County Fire District 21 told the Seattle Times rescuers had...
Student inventions are popping up all over the nation, and yet they're some of the best kept secrets in science, engineering and social change. With a growing number of colleges and universities offering programs on global impact, it was only a matter of...
This post was written by guest columnist, Barbara DiGangi, a Licensed Master Social Worker and co-founder of Project Bond. You can follow her on Twitter @BarbaraDiGangi.
Are we doing the work we intended to? Are we fulfilling our mission? Are we...
In honor of International Women’s day, The Toolbox is highlighting the first women-centered app created in collaboration with rural communities in Latin America to help women exit poverty at scale. Lista, a Tablet app, teaches women how and when to save,...
