Miscellaneous
Social entrepreneurs go mainstream
Never let a crisis go to waste. Social entrepreneurs take this economic upheaval to be a blessing, providing a chance for business to transition from an anonymous, complex system to one that is direct and transparent. Andrew Tolve | March 2009 issue In the wake of the 2008 financial flameout, Read More...
Blue Energy: A potential source of renewable energy
What do you get when saltwater and fresh water meet? A clean, renewable source of power called blue energy. Diane Daniel | March 2009 issue The blades stutter a bit at first, but after a couple of halting starts, the tiny propeller on the miniature windmill is soon turning at top speed. The fuel: Read More...
Good morning, world. This is your wake-up call
Physicist-turned-futurist Peter Russell argues that only communal creativity can get us through current environmental and economic crises. Michael Shapiro | March 2009 issue Peter Russell, a Cambridge-trained physicist and futurist who has written about consciousness for four decades, should have Read More...
An address I hope President Obama will deliver
What he needs to say and do to create an economy that serves human rather than financial values David Korten | March 2009 issue Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. presidency on a promise of change. Before his inauguration, indeed before his election, I drafted the following as my dream for the Read More...
When hope heals
How a positive sense of calm and control can help combat disease. David Servan-Schreiber | March 2009 issue Ten years after he was diagnosed HIV-positive, Paul was still alive. This was long before tri-therapy—the remarkably effective treatment that keeps AIDS patients alive—and everyone asked Read More...
The Tao of pickles
Treat your intestines to some bacteria today. Elbrich Fennema | March 2009 issue Over a period of months or years, our food is shaped by the sun, wind and precipitation. Then as soon as we eat a meal, our intestines go about the arduous task of breaking it down so everything in it can be absorbed Read More...
A buried past lives underground
An aphorism by James Geary, author of The World in a Phrase and Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. James Geary | March 2009 issue A river flows under my street. A long time ago, it ran on the surface, when this place was an open field, dotted with ponds. Then, somewhere along the line, Read More...
Brown is the new green
Advertisers love the word "green." British journalist Nick Rosen doesn't - not anymore. On off-grid.net, the website he edits, he argues environmentalists should wear a different color now. Marco Visscher | March 2009 issue What's wrong with green? "Green was a word that stood for an era of less Read More...
How to choose a neurofeedback practitioner
Blaine Greteman | March 2009 issue Neurofeedback remains unregulated in most countries. So how can you choose a skilled practitioner? James R. Evans, who wrote and edited some of the leading neurofeedback training guidebooks, recommends looking for a therapist certified by a group like the Read More...
Contest: Write an address you hope President Obama would deliver
David Korten | March 2009 issue Before Brack Obama was elected to the U.S. Presidency, contributing writer David C. Korten drafted an economic address he wishes Obama will deliver during his administration. Korten's speech focused on hope for: food an energy independence rebuilding local food Read More...