Miscellaneous
The laying on of hands
The alternative funeral movement helps people get in touch with death–and with their grief. April Dembosky | November 2009 issue Most of the time, Heidi Boucher is a video producer. But at all hours, sometimes in the middle of the night or during the third quarter of her kids’ soccer game, her Read More...
Slow and steady wins the race
The need for speedy profits has brought the world’s financial system to its knees. Financial high-flier Woody Tasch believes his Slow Money movement, which invests in sustainable agriculture, can put the economy back on its feet. Carleen Hawn | November 2008 issue What if you were told that one Read More...
Meet the new boss
How green MBA programs produce graduates skilled in social and environmental stewardship. Andrew Tolve | November 2009 issue Every month, business students all over North America retreat to a campus on Bainbridge Island, 255 acres (90 hectares) of pristine land a short ferry ride from Seattle, Read More...
Getting back in balance
Ursula Sautter and Richterswil Switzerland | November 2009 issue The Paracelsus hospital, in the _small Swiss town of Richterswil, may be tin there are only 48 bed but the range of complementary treatments on offer is large. In the hydrotherapy rooms, cancer sufferers may take an over-heating Read More...
Who's afraid of billions of people?
Attempts to cajole, coerce and convince people to have fewer kids are wrong. Brendan O'Neill | November 2009 issue No limits should be set on population growth. i hope in my lifetime the human population on Earth will reach the tens of billions, and it won’t be a problem if it rises to Read More...
Get rich slow with risotto
nvesting time in this dish pays off with great taste. Elbrich Fennema | November 2009 issue The old saying time is money used to apply in the kitchen. Those who had money and no time had someone else cook or ate out; those who had no money but had time cooked for themselves. Now, thanks to Read More...
Beans are optional
Chili and the art of unrefined dining.. Elbrich Fennema | November 2008 issue The fact that it’s possible to be obese and undernourished is solely due to the invention of refined, or processed, food. But in this case, “refined” is in no way related to refinement; it’s about impoverished Read More...
People can make their own glasses
Joshua Silver, a professor of physics at the University of Oxford, invented adaptive spectacles, or "adspecs," as a way to bring vision correction to the half of the world's population that currently needs glasses but does not have access to an optometrist. He wants to see a billion people having Read More...
A good kind of group think builds sustainable small businesses
Ernesto Sirolli taps into the collective genius of communities. Larry Gallagher | Sept/Oct 2009 issue If you happen to ride your bicycle to Ernesto Sirolli's Sacramento, California, residence, as I did, your effort won't go unrewarded. When he opens the garage door, you'll be treated to a glimpse Read More...
Doctor makes music that crosses cultural divides
Physician and singer Rupa Marya is on a mission to break boundaries musically and nationally.. Marco Visscher | Sept/Oct 2009 issue Rupa Marya felt a sense of pride mixed with disbelief when she learned last year that the album she had just released was the top seller in the world music Read More...