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How I lost faith: How the end of religion can be the beginning of God
Religion seems to get in the way of our true connection with God. It seems only to connect people with others looking for the one pure faith, notes Ode senior editor Tijn Touber, which leads to the formation of more sects. That's why he recently severed his years-long connection with the spiritual Read More...
Reading, writing and playing The Sims
What video games can teach educators about improving our schools Marco Visscher| September 2006 issue The door closes with a squeak and a creak. Oh no! Is it locked? Let’s check… No, thank God, you can open it… So now, another go at getting to the ladder. Maybe through this narrow hallway? Read More...
Watch out for that cancer cell!
A shooting game that makes young cancer patients healthier | September 2006 issue During his career, David Warhol has created numerous video and computer games for children. He specialized in non-violent games—Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sesame Street, Ren %amp% Stimpy—but was asked in 2004 to Read More...
Dutch hometown brew
The Gulpener brewery in southern Netherlands gets all of its ingredients--and inspiration--locally. Marco Visscher | May 2005 issue As we walk to the café in the southern Dutch village of Gulpen to drink another beer, Paul Rutten points to a new bank building that’s just been completed. Read More...
Black list
Marco Visscher | September 2005 issue The Tywardreath School in Par, where Gordon Walker is the principal, has experimented by compiling a “black list” with E additives that scientific literature has linked to hyperactivity, insomnia and decreased concentration:E 102 TartrazineE 104 Read More...
Good night!
Science confirms what your parents always told you: sleep is important Jay Walljasper | November 2005 issue In a world bursting with new medical discoveries—from ancient herbal treatments to pharmaceutical wonder drugs—it turns out that the best prescription for health may be what you’ve Read More...
Fear itself
How to survive in a frightening world Tijn Touber | June 2005 issue The British are known for starting every other sentence with the words “I’m afraid…” Is it typical British politeness? Or are the British indeed afraid? One could conclude the latter based on the sheer number of Read More...
A new kind of UN
We can't leave the future in the hands of corporations and governmentsMarco Visscher | October 2005 issue Human rights, humanitarian aid, democracy, environmental protection, the right to healthcare and education, the rights of women, children, employees and animals, the right to contraception and Read More...
Fertile soil, not ground-breaking
The efforts by Wes Jackson Jay Walljasper | November 2004 issue Wes Jackson is a visionary researcher who wants to rethink 10,000 years of agriculture from the roots up. You can call him a dreamer, you can call him radical, you can call him boldly original, but please don’t call him Read More...
Air France
A revolutionary new French car hits the market next year. Its fuel: compressed air | December 2004 Read More...