25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World

Paul Ewald
Virally Minded 

Biologist Ewald researches the link between infections and cancers, hypothesizing that, as in cervical and liver cancer, there’s a causal link between viruses and other forms of the deadly disease. His radical hypothesis: Simply preventing the spread of viral infection could lead to a lasting cure. Read more>> 

Tim Wise
The Confrontationalist 

The promise of a post-racial society is premature, Wise argues in his book Colorblind. This activist, who cut his teeth on the campus-based antiapartheid movement, observes that because race is still a key factor in American disparities, economic and otherwise, it demands head-on confrontation. Read more>> 

Bryan Doerries 

Ancient Healer 

Sophocles’ tragedies explore the mental scars of battle. Under a U.S. Defense Department contract, Doerries’ Theater of War brings them to life for modern soldiers and their families to facilitate healing discussions about deep-seated war wounds. Read more>> 

Victoria Pettibone and Sasha Eden
Dramatic Opportunists 

Women writers, directors, and producers are grossly underrepresented in film and theater; Pettibone and Eden established the organization WET Productions to advance women in the industry and to challenge stereotypes. Read more>> 

Bill McKibben 

Voice of Reason, Man of Action 

Bill McKibben basically invented the job title “climate change expert”: He wrote the first general-audience book on the subject back in 1989. Since then, he has continued to draw awareness to the predicament in a prodigious stream of books, articles, and media appearances, always coming off as reasoned and authoritative even when climate-change deniers attempt to paint those who bring this message as unhinged and alarmist. Read more>>