New Pioneers

New Pioneers

The 8-bit viral game designer pixelating Black women's experiences

ByJames Yeh

“Video games are my medium for affecting change because it's naturally kind of how I talk.”

Janice Chan
New Pioneers

Janice Chen is building the future with biology

ByStephen J. Bronner

The Mammoth Biosciences co-founder talks about her favorite failure, how chess has helped her career, and what to expect from her company in the coming year.

New Pioneers

A Brooks biomechanist predicts the scientific future of running shoes

ByStephen J. Bronner

Matt Trudeau talks about the field of biomechanics and how running will become more personalized over the next decade.

Neil Ferrier
New Pioneers

Neil Ferrier is on a mission to eliminate fast design

ByStephen J. Bronner

“Mediocrity is not acceptable.”

A white man with dark short hair wearing a T-shirt with a logo on his chest, which is the written AS...
New Pioneers

“New kinds of contact”: A DeafBlind poet’s push for a radical language of touch

ByJames Yeh

Award-winning poet and educator John Lee Clark is building a more connected world.

New Pioneers

Meet Darrion Nguyen, the Bill Nye of millennials

ByMaddie Bender

The 25-year-old research technician is breaking the mold from within the lab.

New Pioneers

Kellie Gerardi might be the first social media star in space

ByMaddie Bender

The intergalactic influencer and commercial space professional is ready to go into orbit.

Nadya Peek holding one of her machines above her head while smiling
New Pioneers

Nadya Peek creates machines that can make (almost) anything

ByMaddie Bender

“If I want something to happen, I’ll just sit down and make it work, no matter what.”

Juli Lawless sitting on the stairs while posing for a photo
New Pioneers

Juli Lawless knows no bounds

ByMaddie Bender

At Made In Space, she’s changing the game of aerospace technology.

Sarah McAnulty's 2011 black Toyota RAV4 with squids painted in white on the sides and back.
New Pioneers

Sarah McAnulty has a tentacle in every pot

ByMaddie Bender

"I just went in guns blazing, like, 'I'm Sarah McAnulty, I love squid.' These other people applying may be older, but I know what I want."