A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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ISIS Is a Symptom, Not the Cause, of the Middle East’s Disintegration
We live in an age of disintegration. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Greater Middle East and Africa. Across the vast swath of territory between Pakistan and Nigeria, there are at least seven ongoing wars—in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, and South Sudan.
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A haunting silence is spreading over the natural world.
The first mammal has gone extinct from climate change. The Australian Bramble Cay melomys have vanished from its 350m-long cay home in the Torres Strait due to sea-level rise and weather events.
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Rare footage of Bryde’s whales feeding
Captured via drone off the coast of Auckland. There are thought to be fewer than 200 of these creatures left in New Zealand waters
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New Film ‘Zero Days’ Foreshadows Cyberwarfare’s Frightening Future
The documentary is an ominous warning that cyber attacks are the new, unregulated, furtive frontier in warfare.
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The U.S. Spends Hundreds of Billions on Crops That Make Us Unhealthy
A new study finds that high consumption of commodity crops is linked with poor health outcomes.
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When Soldiers Come Home, Who Tends to Their Moral Injuries?
Listening can help ease the transition home for veterans and ultimately heal us as a nation.
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The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP
Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.
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North America’s Dirty Energy Superpower Is Going Green
Alberta, home to the tar sands, is about to see a renewable energy boom—and former oil field workers are spearheading the effort.
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This Grassroots Project Is Out to Cut Food Waste and Feed the Hungry
Food for Thought is redistributing leftover restaurant meals in Pakistan to people in need.
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The U.S. Doesn’t Even Crack the Top 10 on a Ranking of Social Progess
The ‘Social Progress Index’ shows global prosperity isn’t only about GDP.
