Our universities are a tremendous engine for producing and selecting new generations of talented young scientists and engineers. But there is an urgent need to expose all students to a much wider range of opportunities for their research, including work on critical problems that affect the 80 percent of the world’s population who live in developing nations. Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science magazine, discusses science education as an exciting and empowering experience in problem-solving that takes advantage of the curiosity in children and increases their understanding of the world. From the Series:Frontier