Miscellaneous
In the dark
What we don't know about clinical drug trials can hurt us Ian Chalmers | June 2004 issue At a time when consumers still can’t trust their food labels, it is no surprise that patients remain poorly informed in our modern-day healthcare system. New Scientist, an established source for scientists Read More...
A love long
How unconditional can love be? Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue It happened again. I fell in love. And as I felt the butterflies fluttering about in my stomach I asked myself: “Is this true love?” I have to say there was some doubt in my mind because, as wise men always tell us, true love is Read More...
Bow and arrow
archery offers lessons for daily life Paulo Coelho | June 2004 issue Over the past 15 years I remember experiencing overwhelming passion on only a few occasions. It happened when I abandoned my typewriter, bought a computer and discovered a new freedom. (I am writing this in another city on another Read More...
Painting is practice
How I get to know myself -- and the world -- thanks to art Adam Wolpert | June 2004 issue We feel the changing relationships among people and between people and nature are at the core of our modern problems. How that relationship can be restored is an ongoing theme in Ode. In Resurgence, a valuable Read More...
Are you obsessed really obsessed by an idea
Bill Drayton was aware at a young age that some people are capable of changing the world. He founded Ashoka, an international organisation that empowers and financially supports social entrepreneurs. Marco Visscher and Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue As is often the case, it started with his parents. Read More...
Buy a thermometer and save your life
Low body temperature may be a sign of a weakened immune system. Healing begins with a thermometer. David A. and Sara Koch Jernigan | June 2004 Read More...
Dancing your way towards enlightenment
Former Irish playboy opens spiritual discos worldwide Tijn Touber | June 2004 Read More...
From Hollywood to Holywood
New spiritual cinema inspires moviegoers to become more aware of their own potential Victorina de Boer | June 2004 Read More...
Land of the second sun
Winters are long and dark in northern Finland, but reindeer herdsmen are happy to live there. "This is where I find freedom," says one. Heidi Bradner photographed the Nenet people. Heidi Bradner | June 2004 Read More...
What suburbs need
New inspiration for a comfortable life right outside town Jay Walljasper | June 2004 Read More...