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Sweet images from gentle Yemen
Yemen conjures up images of violence, mayhem and heartbreaking poverty. Photographer Stephanie Sinclair has paid several visits there in the past few years, immersing herself in the culture. She says of the people she’s met that their generosity, gentleness and thirst for peace were their most Read More...
The Good Country Index aims to promote transnational thinking and conversations
The world we live in has never been as connected as it is now. Trade, immigration, climate change—opportunities and issues bring the human family together like never before, whether we like it or not. Truth be told, many of us do not like it—if the growing trend towards strengthening borders or Read More...
3 easy steps to tame the "monkey mind"
Mind chatter, or “monkey mind”, is all too familiar to most of us. We have the awareness of this loud, distracting—at times destructive—voice in our head. And we are also aware that keeping a steady meditation practice is a fantastic way to keep it in check so that it doesn’t control us. Read More...
Could litigation prompt governments to do the right thing about climate change?
When the legislative and executive processes fail us, let’s go the judiciary route. That is the strategy behind the legal campaign spearheaded by the Oregon-based nonprofit Our Children’s Trust. Its goal is to have the courts acknowledge that the atmosphere is part of the commons and, as such, Read More...
Trend towards consumers’ energy self-sufficiency is about to disrupt the utility model
Technology advances and declining costs for both rooftop solar and energy storage are the conditions for the perfect storm that will soon make utilities obsolete, according to the new report by the Rocky Mountain Institute, an influential energy policy think tank. “New customers will find Read More...
Top academics demand that universities around the world divest from fossil fuels
The Guardian’s “Keep it in the Ground” campaign, which launched last month in partnership with 350.org’s Fossil Free, is gaining momentum. With 176,000 signatures and counting, it received this week the support of Academics Stand Against Poverty (Asap), an international association Read More...
Subway Sets brings obscure talents into the spotlight for sold-out concerts
New York City has been cracking down on musicians performing on subway platforms. It is too bad, given the crop of talents that can be found there on a regular basis. This, at least, is the opinion of Dan Pierson, the founder of Subway Sets. A couple of years ago, the Brooklyn resident started Read More...
How foreign experiences stimulate the brain and foster creativity
“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind,” Roman philosopher Seneca famously wrote. Two thousand years later, scientists are able to prove him right. A recent study published in the Academy of Management Journal establishes a direct correlation between travel and creativity. Read More...
India’s Prime Minister launches first national air pollution index
Thirteen of the dirtiest 20 cities worldwide are in India, with New Delhi holding the undesirable title of the world’s most polluted city, according to the most recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged this much this week, and even urged his Read More...
Nobel Peace Prize female recipients collaborate to advance peace and women's rights
Only 16 women received the Nobel Peace Prize over its 110-year history. Nine of them have banded together to create Nobel Women’s Initiative, a project conceived by Jody Williams from the U.S., Shirin Ebadi from Iran, and the late Wangari Maathai from Kenya. They figured that using the power Read More...