Miscellaneous
For the good of Gaia
Eco-visionary James Lovelock believes catastrophic climate change is on the way—and we should start preparing for it now. Marco Visscher | November 2009 issue He seems to lead the life of a typ_ical scientist-cum-inventor. For over thirty years, James Lovelock has quietly worked in his laboratory Read More...
Grief is good
Why the burden of mourning is lighter when shared. Hilary Hart | November 2009 issue In a 2005 radio interview, Joan Did author of A Year of Magical Thinking, a memoir about her husbands fatal heart attack and her daughter ultimately fatal septic shock was asked what advice was most helpful to her Read More...
Lost and found.
Carmel Wroth | November 2009 issue Back in 2006, when a friend was grieving the death of her son, filmmaker Jennifer Steinman wanted to help. She offered to take her friend on a trip to AIDS-stricken South Africa, thinking that volunteering to help others would help her friend heal. Five mothers Read More...
Not just a week at the beach
More and more people are using their vacation time to work for others. Diane Daniel and Sandy Stabile | November 2008 issue Before Victor Benard left on an eight-week bicycle tour of India with his wife, Marlene, he learned about Children Walking Tall, a British charity in Goa that helps kids Read More...
The laying on of hands
The alternative funeral movement helps people get in touch with death–and with their grief. April Dembosky | November 2009 issue Most of the time, Heidi Boucher is a video producer. But at all hours, sometimes in the middle of the night or during the third quarter of her kids’ soccer game, her Read More...
Slow and steady wins the race
The need for speedy profits has brought the world’s financial system to its knees. Financial high-flier Woody Tasch believes his Slow Money movement, which invests in sustainable agriculture, can put the economy back on its feet. Carleen Hawn | November 2008 issue What if you were told that one Read More...
Meet the new boss
How green MBA programs produce graduates skilled in social and environmental stewardship. Andrew Tolve | November 2009 issue Every month, business students all over North America retreat to a campus on Bainbridge Island, 255 acres (90 hectares) of pristine land a short ferry ride from Seattle, Read More...
Getting back in balance
Ursula Sautter and Richterswil Switzerland | November 2009 issue The Paracelsus hospital, in the _small Swiss town of Richterswil, may be tin there are only 48 bed but the range of complementary treatments on offer is large. In the hydrotherapy rooms, cancer sufferers may take an over-heating Read More...
Who's afraid of billions of people?
Attempts to cajole, coerce and convince people to have fewer kids are wrong. Brendan O'Neill | November 2009 issue No limits should be set on population growth. i hope in my lifetime the human population on Earth will reach the tens of billions, and it won’t be a problem if it rises to Read More...
Get rich slow with risotto
nvesting time in this dish pays off with great taste. Elbrich Fennema | November 2009 issue The old saying time is money used to apply in the kitchen. Those who had money and no time had someone else cook or ate out; those who had no money but had time cooked for themselves. Now, thanks to Read More...