We asked global thinkers how to improve life on earth in 2025. Here are their wishes

We asked global thinkers how to improve life on earth in 2025. My wish: Make monumental strides in using advanced technology to detect emerging pathogens Dr. Abraar Karan, physician and researcher, Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine, Stanford University Earlier this year, researchers were able to detect H5N1 in wastewater in Texas using hybrid-capture sequencing and monitor whether the virus had mutations that would render it capable of starting an epidemic in humans. Sponsor Message My wish: Let us recognize that violence has never been the true solution to conflict KR Raja, Madurai, India, lawyer advocating for criminal justice reform and the founder of the Indian charity Global Network for Equality, which supports children orphaned by crime As we step into a new year, I reflect deeply on my role as a lawyer in the criminal justice system and the pressing need for a shift in our global consciousness. My wish: Make progress in developing treatments to reduce deaths and complications from dengue André Siqueira, head of the Dengue Global Programme at Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative and public health researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation's National Infectious Diseases Institute in Brazil Dengue is an acute viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. My wish: Use digital innovation to enable health workers to deliver their care, especially in places where resources are constrained Dr. Junaid Nabi, public health researcher specializing in health-care reform and innovation, and a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute and a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council I believe this year will continue the trends of using digital innovation to transform global health and development.