Today’s Solutions: March 28, 2024

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Every step might be her last

Every step might be her last

The life of Vera Bohle, who clears landmines from old battlefields, in Her tools: metal detector, prodder, shovel. Her work clothes: bulletproof vest, helmet outfitted with a protective visor. Her mission: clearing landmines. German Vera Bohle, who stands more than 1 meter 84 (more than six-feet Read More...

Paint inspired by a lotus flow

Paint inspired by a lotus flower

The efforst by Wilhelm Barthlott Tijn Touber | November 2004 issue The leaves of the Lotus plant have inspired a new type of house paint, which is manufactured in Germany by the Ispo company. It took four years of intensive research, but Ispo was ultimately successful in adding a microstructure Read More...

Bin Laden meets Gandhi

Bin Laden meets Gandhi

What would Mahatma Gandhi say to Osama bin Laden? And how would the world's most famous terrorist defend his actions? Two very different opponents of Western imperialism exchange words about violence, nonviolence, and the future. Bhikhu Parekh | July 2004 issue Like millions around the world, I Read More...

The power of (every)one

The power of (every)one

Philanthropist Dick Grace shows why everyone can do good things Jurriaan Kamp| November 2006 issue Dick Grace wants to do good. The 68-year-old retired stockbroker and owner of a small and successful vinery in Napa Valley, California, lives by a simple motto. In his own words: “I look for Read More...

Dude, where's your commun

Dude, where's your community?

What's your postal carrier's name? And 19 other questions to help you think locally. The Ecologist | September 2004 issue It’s often said that the world is getting smaller, as breakthroughs in communications and transportation make it easier for us to know what’s happening in far reaches of Read More...

What you don't know about

What you don't know about Muslims

We define our faith in our own ways, no matter what Western media and Middle Eastern mullahs tell us. Tasneem Jamal| November 2006 issue By Recent articles throughout the media, including Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper, imply that Islam is an inherently violent religion. It must be true, they Read More...

Category 3: Business

Category 3: Business

The candidates for the category 'The best companies' | October 2004 issue Berries The power of the Amazon It began with a few friends who were surfing in Brazil. Local surfers introduced them to a very powerful fruit; a berry called açaí. They were so enthusiastic they wanted to share it with Read More...

Get slow in 8 days!

Get slow in 8 days!

The ultimate toolkit to get slow. Effective and fast! Marco Visscher and Jay Walljasper | July 2004 issue Leave your watch on the bedside table. Check your e-mail only two or three times a day. Take the scenic route. Light candles before you start cooking dinner. Make up rituals. Say a silent word Read More...

What would nature do?

What would nature do?

The emerging science of biomimicry promises inventive breakthroughs in nearly every field of technology and designJanine Benyus | November 2004 issue Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature, looking to nature as a teacher. One language caveat here: Inherent in the phrase “looking to Read More...

Hiphop = freedom

Hiphop = freedom

Don Popo raps about a better future for Colombia's kids Marco Visscher | December 2004 issue Half-way through our conversation, his eyes suddenly begin to sparkle. Don’t you get it, they seem to say? “To us, hiphop isn’t simply a music style,” he patiently explains. “To us hiphop is a Read More...