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Optimism 2.0
How an optimistic outlook can help improve your state of health, not just your state of mind. Mary Desmond Pinkowish | September 2010 issue Admit it. Secretly you think optimistic people are just a little annoying—their constant, insufferable smiling; the way they’re always looking on the Read More...
Beyond sustainability
It takes more than growth and development for a city, an economy or an ecosystem to flourish—it takes resilience. Baal,Van,Mark | September 2010 issue Biloxi is gone. That’s what Toshiro Kida, a 21-year-old graphic design student at Yale University, thought when he arrived in the Mississippi Read More...
The future is now
Why it's so hard to save for the long term - and how to start saving sooner. Adam Smith | September 2010 issue We need more than multinationals to achieve economic Read More...
The slow road to growth
The Slow Money movement aims to change financial markets — and enhance well-being — through investments in local food systems. Amy Domini | September 2010 issue On May 6, 2010, the world of Wall Street went crazy. A sudden frenzy of selling began. Fine blue chip stocks plummeted to levels Read More...
Talk dirty to me
While investors look to the promise of clean energy, "dirty tech" - technology that tidies up polluting industries - may offer more immediate ecological and financial gains. Mark Baal, van | September 2010 issue We need more than multinationals to achieve economic Read More...
Bring the outliers inside
"Positive deviants" - innovative individuals who do things differently and succeed against the odds - can help communities solve seemingly intractable problems. Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin and Monique Sternin | September 2010 issue In the Amazon delta of Brazil, cash crops now grow in tidal Read More...
Giving is getting
The best way to be happy is to make others happy. David Servan-Schreiber | September 2010 issue We need more than multinationals to achieve economic Read More...
Lighten up!
Should we stay out of the summer sun? Not at all, according to a growing group of physicians. Sunlight can be good for you. Ana Karadarevic | September 2010 issue We’ve been hearing about the dangers of sun exposure for decades. Yet people still swarm to outdoor cafés, parks and beaches during Read More...
Crime and punishment
How God invented the judicial system in the Garden of Eden. Coelho,Paulo | September 2010 issue We need more than multinationals to achieve economic Read More...
No silver linings, please
Why being pessimistic is often the most optimistic thing you can do. Bergsma,Ad | September 2010 issue We need more than multinationals to achieve economic Read More...