Plot

The Big Idea follows three innovators who aim to shake up the status quo and ultimately save lives. The subjects are brilliant, bold, and united by the desire to use technology, science and engineering to create radical, systemic change.

Episode 1: Last Mile When cryogenics expert Kitty Liao discovers that half of the world's vaccines get spoiled during the last-mile of their delivery, she decides to dedicate her life to creating a solution. Liao embarks on her own arduous journey as she attempts to get her life-saving invention into the hands of the people who need it most. Episode 2: Indigenous Robotics After Ojibwe native Danielle Boyer joined the robotics team in high school, she realized how out of reach robotics are for low-income families. Since then, she's made it her mission to create free robot kits to connect other Indigenous youth to the tech skills that will shape their future.—Heather Martino