Miscellaneous
The miracles we miss every minute
Rob Brezsny has been diagnosed with pronoia--the opposite of paranoia. He sees a conspiracy of goodness in the world and invites you to become co-conspirator. Rob Brezsny | March 2006 issue Thousands of things go right for you every day, beginning the moment you wake up. Through some magic you Read More...
When possessions become a burden
The richer we get, the fewer possessions we have. A contradiction? Futurist Jeremy Rifkin predicts that owning things is quickly becoming outmoded. Access and use are the key words for tomorrow's economy.Juurd Eijsvoogel | March 2006 issue“Just look around you,” says Jeremy Rifkin. Read More...
Healthy thinking: Praying
Praying has a healing power.Larry Dossey | June 2003 issue A study by the Californian cardiologist Randolf Byrd helped inspire Larry Dossey to get involved in the healing power of prayer. In 1988 Byrd studied 393 heart patients. They were randomly divided into two groups using a double-blind Read More...
Healty eating: Ten golden rules of nutrition
Ten suggestions for your dinner table. Andrew Weil | June 2003 issue 1. Use your senses, not your head when you eat Trust your body's signals. Don't eat anything you don't like, but that others say is 'good for you'. 2. Eat mindfully and taste your food Your digestive system is a reflection of your Read More...
To soy or not to soy
What should you think about the new research linking soy products to cancer and other health risks? Tijn Touber | March 2006 Read More...
Protect yourself
Ask your doctor the right questions and don't leave before you have the answers.Bryan Hubbard | June 2003 issue * How long has this drug been on the market? As we have seen, many of the problems of drugs and their side effects are with the newer drugs that have been recently licensed, and that are Read More...
The recycled technology of Ranjana Mitra
Ranjana Mitra founded Share-IT, which keeps used computers out of the waste stream by refurbishing them and donating them to poor families. Launched in Toronto in 2004, Share-IT has so far given away more than 75 complete computer systems and kept 23,000 pounds of electronic waste out of landfills, Read More...
Where did the night go?
Light pollution is more than an aesthetic problem Carolyn Steel | March 2006 Read More...
Sick practices
The exposure of the true face of the pharmaceutical industry. Bryan Hubbard | June 2003 issue It was the end of another busy week at the offices of What Doctors Don’t Tell You, and everyone was keen to get their coats on and head for home for the weekend. Just then the phone rang, and each person Read More...
When bad art is good art
Now that we can make a 'perfect' design with a few mouse clicks the industrialised world is hankering for 'imperfect' designs. Artist and composer David Byrne on the importance of bad art. David Byrne | June 2003 issue Bad design is good design. And tasteful good design, likewise, is bad. Not Read More...