One of the most dynamic forms of hope is human innovation. Time’s “25 Best Inventions of 2015” celebrates the inventions that will both define the year and take us into the future. Some highlights: Chickpea pasta, transparent trucks, virtual reality cardboard, and, yes, those hoverboard things.
Image: “The invention of compass (Polar stone,)” after 1590, National Museum in Warsaw, via Wikimedia Commons