Miscellaneous
One last thing...
"A teacher should not give grades" Marco Visscher | June 2005 issue What’s wrong with giving grades? We’ve done so for many generations. “Putting a grade on a paper implies that the work is done instead of providing feedback about how to improve it. I refuse to let my students be Read More...
Back to the land
Homeless revive the Polish countryside. A portrait of Tomas Sadowski who has found the ultimate solution for the problems of the homeless in the city, as well as the deserted rural areas. | July 2004 Read More...
In praise of idleness
The key to happiness is doing nothing in particular | April 2005 Read More...
The ABCs of homeopathy
Kim Ridley | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Homeopathic remedies, which come in pellet, tablet and liquid form, are widely available in Europe and in many natural-food stores and alternative-medicine pharmacies in the U.S. There are two basic categories of remedies: disease-specific preparations like Read More...
Look at the bright side
Why optimism is your best strategyJurriaan Kamp | July/Aug 2005 issue Everyday reality seems to leave little room for optimism. Television and front page news report mainly on failure and misery: Terrorism, violence, intolerance and climate change. People everywhere are under a continual onslaught Read More...
Jesus meets the free market
A Brazilian theologian's Christian response to globalization Marco Visscher | November 2005 Read More...
The world according to ubuntu
'I am because you are.' This widespread African teaching reminds us that you cannot be human alone. Tijn Touber | September 2004 issue The African equivalent to Rene Descartes’s famous dictum, “I think, therefore I am,” which is the foundation of much modern Western culture, is called ubuntu Read More...
Nature's way to lose weight
Minding your body's own signals is the simplest way to stop overeating Tijn Touber | October 2005 Read More...
Making waves
The visual poetry of the surf. Steve Hawk | December 2005 Read More...
An extraordinary act of compassion
In prison for attempted murder, my life suddenly changed when I received a letter from the policeman I had tried to kill. | September 2004 Read More...