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Micro: No small thing
For years, Jackson Kahiga lived in insecurity. The small farmer in the Kenyan countryside was at the mercy of his dependence on rain. When there was enough of it, things were fine, but he had to stay prepared for a lack of precipitation and the ensuing bad harvests. Farmers with plenty of land Read More...
Who’s afraid of inequality?
It is widely believed that excessive economic inequality is a profound social problem. Although this new egalitarianism often appears radical, it is, on the contrary, profoundly regressive. Contemporary critics of inequality accuse the super-rich of putting unbearable strain on the fabric of Read More...
A wellspring of peace
The meeting in 2008 about ending the war between Israel and Palestine proceeded with difficulty. Finally, though, came a moment when the two sides reached agreement. The turning point came during a discussion about water. The Jews and Arabs, both Muslims and Christians, acknowledged that both Read More...
A cure for modern times
Pick one of these three options: One. I want to die from heart disease. Two. I want to die from cancer. Three. I want to die in the arms of my beloved after great sex and a long life If you picked No. 3, the odds are overwhelmingly stacked against you. And if you live to be 85 years old, you have Read More...
Take control of your life
Create your own reality. That mission has supplied a steady stream of self-help gurus and books—from Napoleon Hill, who wrote Think and Grow Rich in 1937, to more recent initiatives like the documentaries The Secret and What the Bleep!?. The experts in these movies eagerly embrace quantum Read More...
Four steps to serenity
Eat Well. What we eat has a huge influence on our brains. The consumption of artificial and sugar-laden foods can lead to inflammation at the cellular level. This increases the likelihood of psychological disorders such as depression. A return to organic foods can reverse this process, Weil Read More...
Great ball of fire
Children love to play outside; so did Massoud Hassani growing up in Afghanistan. But the fields near his house in Kabul were filled with mines. There are millions of land mines in Afghanistan, and some of Hassani’s childhood friends did not survive their outdoor play. When Hassani began Read More...
A recipe for losing weight
Most of us live in a world in which food is all around us for the taking. Yet our DNA is still programmed for scarcity. Human evolution lags behind. And so it is that excess weight has become Public Enemy No. 1. In the fight against obesity, what usually gets emphasized is what you should and Read More...
Good health in a poor economy
Time has been good to Maria Tomas. At 62, the dark-skinned Cuban’s large brown eyes still glitter and her smooth skin makes her look a decade younger. But not long ago, Tomas developed a persistent mouth infection that made her mucus membranes constantly itch and burn. She visited five doctors in Read More...
A queen is born
For more than twenty years now, conservationist Linda Tucker from South-Africa has been fighting for the survival of the white lion, an animal that plays an important role in the myths and legends of Africa. There are only 500 white lions in the world, and most of them are held in captivity. Over Read More...