From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 On most mornings, the majestic snowcapped Alborz Mountains that envelope Tehran are obscured by a curtain of smog. Many of the bustling city’s 14 million residents have become accus-tomed to seeing the mulberry trees bloom and the … [Read more...] about Possibility: Iran goes green
Summer 2016
Possibility: Drones for peace
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 Imagine for a moment that a child is critically ill in a small village weeks away from any hospital. With no quick means of transportation, the child’s worried doctor picks up the phone or sends a text and, in a matter of hours, the … [Read more...] about Possibility: Drones for peace
Possibility: Mars is rising—in nutrition efforts
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 The Mars food company will begin telling its customers which of its foods are healthy enough to eat every day, and which should be eaten only occasionally. Healthy eating sounds simple, but it can be tough—and time-consuming—for the … [Read more...] about Possibility: Mars is rising—in nutrition efforts
City life
From The Intelligent Optimist Summer 2016 All over the world, millions of people flock to cities. Is this a recipe for more problems and decay? What associations come to mind when you think of cities? Do you see images of moral decline, crime, unemployment, beggars, congested … [Read more...] about City life
Handiwork of the heart
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Summer 2016 On a mission to save orangutans, Willie Smits rebuilt a devastated rainforest where no rain fell, no birds sang, and the people spent a quarter of their resources just to get enough water to survive. By Rosamund Stone … [Read more...] about Handiwork of the heart