Miscellaneous
Pure gold
British chocolate maker stimulates fair trade and organic cocoa production. | August 2003 Read More...
Sowing the seeds of autism
Increasing evidence is linking autism and vaccinations. Are vaccines making our children autistic? Tijn Touber | August 2003 Read More...
'We can do it better ourselves'
Argentina's bankruptcy victims are now its main job creators. | August 2003 Read More...
Healing through the world's hurt
Therapists never ask their patients if their suffering is connected to world events. But psychotherapist Miriam Greenspan believes that more and more people are hurting from the increasing perception of threats in the world. Greenspan takes a stand on the psychology of global suffering. Miriam Read More...
Fatal harvest
While enough food is being produced to feed the world, a large portion of the population is going hungry. Meanwhile, the incidence of wealth-related disease is increasing in the west due to unhealthy eating habits. Ode launched an investigation and details the devastating myths around modern Read More...
Introductory
Marco Visscher introduces this month's theme on modern agriculture and food.Marco Visscher| April 2003 issue When children are asked where milk comes from, the majority says: 'From the supermarket.' I happen to know that this isn't quite true, as my grandparents had a dairy farm. But even so, I Read More...
Well done, Ryan!
How an 11-year-old Canadian boy became the hero of an African village. Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue When six-year-old Ryan Hreljac learned at school that there are many children in Africa without clean drinking water, he decided to help. Ryan, who lives in a small town near Ottawa, in Canada, was Read More...
Silence is golden
Listening is the best medicine against violence Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue How can we save the world from growing intolerance, how can we stop the spiral of violence? 'Silence is often the best answer,' says the Dalai Lama. More and more experts are admitting he is right. This is not the time Read More...
Bad wrap
Will nature win the fight against packaging?Elbrich Fennema | April 2003 issue We show our gratitude for a pleasant stay here on earth by leaving behind an enormous amount of peelings and boxes. And cans. And plastic. And glass. And foil. And styrofoam. And PVC. And PET-bottles. Packaging makes up Read More...
Football philosophy
Ex-footballer Johan Cruijff wants to use the 'Club of 100' to revamp politics. You may well ask what a footballer - even such a talented one - has to say about politics? Ode found the answer in a past interview Ischa Meijer held with Cruijff: 'Football is the forerunner of societal developments.' | Read More...