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May 2018

Tovala Is a Smart Oven that Cooks All-in-One Subscription Meals
By Kevin Warwick
The microwave-sized gadget automatically cooks prepackaged meals that are delivered to your door. Read more
BallotReady Is a One-Stop Shop for Candidate Info
By Kim Bellware
It gathers endorsements and stances for candidates nationwide, down to library boards, and wraps them up into a virtual mock ballot. Read more
Jiobit: A Tiny GPS Tracker For Your Kids
By Joel Reese
It's the size of a sugar packet, clips to a belt loop or shoelace, and lets you find where your child has run off to via smartphone (and soon, your pets). Read more
The MightyVine Tomato Grows Juicy All Year Long
By Kevin Warwick
The secret? Massive greenhouses that use rainwater and natural light for four-season growing with minimal energy use. Read more
BioLife4D Wants to Print You a New Heart
By Kevin Warwick
The startup uses 3D-printing techniques to assemble a human heart, one heart-cell layer at a time. Read more
Noirefy Links Minority Candidates With Companies Looking to Diversify
By Kim Bellware
Virtual and social networks make it hard to make connections. Shaniqua Davis wants to fix that with her new site. Read more
Cameo Sets You Up With Personalized Celebrity Shout-Outs
By Shia Kapos
Want Tori Spelling to congratulate you on the birth of your child? Props from a Real Housewife? This site will set you up for a small fee. Read more
Why Matt Davidson Is Thriving On the Field (and On His Podcast)
By Scott King
The White Sox's designated hitter started 2018 off with a bang: three home runs on opening day. Now he's got nine, tied for second in all of baseball, and shows no signs of slowing down. Read more
The Cubs Are No Longer Losers—But They're Not As Lovable, Either
By Grace Perry
The Ricketts family changed the Cubs' fortunes—but they also changed Wrigleyville into "Rickettsville" and brought too much baggage for one lifelong fan. Read more
Q&A: David Corn and Michael Isikoff on 'Russian Roulette'
By Tim Balk
Journalists David Corn and Michael Isikoff talk about their new book on Russian interference in the U.S. elections in advance of their Chicago Humanities Festival appearance. Read more
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