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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 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 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
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!
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?
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
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...
Creating medicine for diseases caused by poverty
Maverick medical researchers do what pharmaceutical companies will not Jay Walljasper | November 2006 issue When you combine two important subjects covered in the headlines these days—world poverty and extravagant profits in the health-care industry—a challenging and depressing new issue Read More...
I am because you are
Ode invited Baffour Ankomah, chief-editor of New African magazine, to explain Africa's wisdom to the rest of the world. Baffour Ankomah | September 2004 issue A friend in Prague forwarded me one of those ubiquitous e-mails that are sent and re-sent to everybody around the world who happens to have Read More...
This doctor specializes in house calls
Vera Cordeiro's work begins after a child is released from a Brazilian hospital Andi McDaniel | November 2006 issue Vera Cordeiro’s maternal instincts run deep—so deep they don’t stop with her own two children. As a physician and the founder of Saúde-Criança Renascer (“Children’s Health Read More...