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So You Want to Be a Digital Detective?

Have you ever wondered who keeps social-media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram safe? Or who stops scammers from stealing bank information or credit card numbers? Online and digital safety are called cybersecurity. You probably already use cybersecurity techniques every…

Arts

Brave Illustration

Pictures can transport a reader to different worlds. They bring characters, places, and feelings to life. What does it take to make that happen? Cátia Chien is the illustrator of Fireworks, written by Matthew Burgess. The book won this year’s…

Business

Liquid Gold

Making olive oil, the liquid gold of the food world, takes a lot of care, attention, and hard work. I had the opportunity to experience the process firsthand, at the Bono olive oil farm and factory, on the Italian island…

Your Eyes on the Future

We love hearing about your dreams and ideas for the future. Whether you know what you want your job to be or you’re considering your options, your answers show how creative and driven you are. We asked you what matters…

Business

Got a Problem?

When was the last time you worked at figuring something out? Did you piece together a jigsaw puzzle? Noodle on a riddle? Maybe you cracked a tough math equation. Whatever the problem, solving it probably felt satisfying. Meet four professionals…

United States

Paralympic Pro

“Being born with a disability, I was growing up in the hospital,” says Zach Miller. The two-time Paralympian spoke with TIME for Kids on March 4, before the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Italy. There, more than 650 athletes, each with…

Arts

Get Animated

Aaron Horvath is an animator, a screenwriter, and a storyboard artist. He codirected The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which opens in theaters on April 1. TFK Kid R…

Arts

Design for the Stage

Constance Hoffman has most recently designed costumes for operas at the San Francisco Opera, in California, and the Opera Theatre Saint Louis, in Missouri. She teaches at New York University. How did you discover costume design? I started out as…

Science

Polar Expert

Dorothea Moser is at home in the cold. “Snow has been something that I’ve always loved,” she told Your Hot Job. “I’ve skied, I’ve been in the mountains. I was born in November, so sometimes, there’s a bit of snow.”…

Science

Ant Expert

TFK Kid Reporter Dylan Patel is an ant enthusiast. He traveled to the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco, to speak with entomologist Brian Fisher. Here, Dylan shares what he learned about a career devoted to studying insects. Brian…