Miscellaneous
Playing together
The father of the industry emphasizes the social value of games | September 2006 issue “The video game business has taken a turn that is not typical. Typically games were social. You played games together with others, at a party or at home. Then the video games came. We’ve seen the rise of many Read More...
Superfungi
The efforts by Paul Stamets Jay Walljasper | November 2004 issue The future of human civilization might increasingly be dependent upon the new technologies of “mycoremediation” and “mycofiltration.” If that sounds uncomfortably futuristic, or even frightening in a science fiction horror Read More...
"Hey guys, wake up!"
Writer Sagarika Ghose shakes up India's social and political conventionsTijn Touber | Jan/Feb 2005 Read More...
We are here to grow gods
For more than twenty years he researched the healing methods of South American shamans. And now that he has unlocked these mysteries, he wants to introduce them into Western medicine. His goal is healing: healing humans, healing spirit, healing society. An interview with a man with amazing stories Read More...
Exercises to do at home
HeartMath research suggests that meditation is much more effective when the exercise is geared not towards the head, but the heart. The "Heart Lock-In" exercise serves as a buffer against stress. The "Quick Coherence" exercise is a powerful emotion refocusing technique that connects you with your Read More...
Heaven on earth
Who talked us into believing you have to die in order to live? Tijn Touber | October 2004 issue The notion of “detachment” is a central theme of nearly every spiritual or religious tradition. And in fact in many traditions, such as Buddhism, it is the primary goal. I, too, spent 16 years Read More...
Do you know what you're saying?
There is a subtle layer of violence tucked away in everyday conversations. Here's some advice on how to communicate non-violently. Yoeke Nagel | December 2005 issue One Saturday evening my 14-year-old daughter had promised up and down she’d be home by midnight. At 1.30 a.m. she still Read More...
Free bird
Coumba Tour | April 2005 Read More...
When I grow up
What do you want to be when you grow up? Children in Ethiopia act out their answers in these photos. Chris de Bode | Jan/Feb 2006 issue What do you want to be when you grow up? Children in Ethiopia act out their answers in these Read More...
Composing a life
At home in the mountains, Paulo Coelho considers himself a different person. Paulo Coelho | May 2005 Read More...