People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

Sarah Hyland stands on stage, receiving the Variety Power of Women Courage Award. She is dressed in a black and silver gown, with her short, brunette hair sleekly styled. She stands at a clear podium with her hand to her heart.

Sarah Hyland supports pet-friendly domestic violence shelters: 'The bond between a survivor and their pet is crucial'

The actress shared her story while accepting Variety’s Power of Women Courage Award.

On the TED stage in Atlanta, Georgia, Adam Munder speaks to Hasiba Haq through his AI American Sign Language translation software: Omnibridge

In TED Talk, Deaf engineer debuts AI model that transcribes sign language to text in seconds

Adam Munder is a software engineer. Since 2015, he’s been working to bridge the gap between sign language and spoken word. Now, a decade later, he brought it to the TED stage.

Malcolm Gladwell apologizes for popularizing 'broken windows' theory in new TED Talk

Between 2003 and 2013, police made over 100,000 stops every year, heavily targeting minorities. In 2013, 56% of people stopped were Black and 29% were Latino. The majority of them were 14 to 24 years old.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, author John Green wears a denim shirt and rectangular glasses. On the left, a mockup of his new book, "Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection." It is a white book cover with an orange petri dish and green triangle.

John Green announces new book about tuberculosis, following years of public health activism

John Green has announced his latest work, a nonfiction read about tuberculosis, coming to shelves in March 2025.

Kate Barr, a white woman with short blond hair, sits in an office. She wears a cerulean blue sweatshirt, which is covered in white text that reads: "Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't win."

North Carolina woman runs state senate campaign 'built to lose' to shine a light on gerrymandering

Kate Barr is running for office in North Carolina. Her biggest opponent? Gerrymandering.

A photo collage of an electric grid tower, a building at the University of California San Diego, two men posing for the camera, an 'Early Voting Available Here' signage, and the Kinderspital building

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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a road in New Hampshire winds through fall foliage, with green, yellow, red, and orange trees bursting with color. On the right, a young man wears hiking gear, a beanie, and a headlamp, as he holds up a white trash bag on Artist's Bluff in Franconia Notch State Park.

Good samaritans clean up litter left by leaf-peeping crowds in New Hampshire: 'See how beautiful it can be without garbage'

Leaf-peeping season in New Hampshire has seen a record amount of tourists — and their trash.

Three photos side-by-side. On the left, a couple cheers in the audience of a concert, with their phone in the air. In the middle, a hand holds up a sonogram of a fetus. On the right, Kacey Musgraves wears a green shimmery dress, speaking into a microphone, while holding a white piece of paper.

Kacey Musgraves makes fan promise to 'love and support' their child 'no matter what' prior to on-stage gender reveal

The country singer required the fan to promise they would love and embrace their child regardless of their gender identity throughout life.

A white man, Matt Brusich, wears a heather gray shirt and black baseball cap as he finishes a marathon in his neighborhood. He is smiling as colorful confetti rains down around him and friends and loved ones clap and cheer.

Man ditches Chicago Marathon to run 26.2 miles around neighborhood block, raising over $12k for homeless community

Lincoln Park’s Matt Brusich contained his 26.2 miles to the neighborhood block, logging nearly 80 laps for charity.

An illustration showing how bees visually perceive the environment.

How a 'pollinator pathmaker' can help us see like a bee

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is transforming the way we see gardens — by designing them as living artworks geared toward pollinators’ tastes rather than our own.

A photo collage of a sign that says 'McKnight Lane' in front of a house, a dog being carried, a man sitting on top of a desalination system tank, a colony of penguins at the shoreline, and a WFLA news reporter holding a microphone

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