Although war is responsible for causing a number of horrible things, over the years it’s also led to many transformative inventions, such as the aircraft, duck tape, and the Internet. Now, according to the president emerita at MIT, the world is on the cusp of a new innovation … [Read more...] about Peace—not war—will motivate the next wave of technological innovations
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Peace Warrior
Possibility From The Optimist Magazine Summer 2014 The Maasai of East Africa are famous for their warrior culture. Tradition dictates that the boys of this nomadic tribe earn the respect of their clan by fighting with lions or with rivals. Disputes between villages over grazing … [Read more...] about Peace Warrior
Possibility: Rebels with a job
From The Optimist Magazine Fall 2015 “A new day begins. I am sure of who I am, although there are people who still don’t understand. To find solutions, war is not the way.” These are the first lines of the song “Pido Perdón” (“I Apologize”), made by a group called La Iguana and … [Read more...] about Possibility: Rebels with a job
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: use your anger to change the world
Anger can be a very good thing. Like when sheer outrage led human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to free 83,000 children from slavery. “For centuries, we were taught anger is bad. Everyone taught us to control and suppress our anger. But I ask … [Read more...] about Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: use your anger to change the world
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 … [Read more...] about Nobel Peace Prize female recipients collaborate to advance peace and women’s rights