It’s weekend, but I am willing to bet that you, just like I, have felt your mind wander to work related thoughts today. This is exactly why you need to sit down and listen to what Nigel Marsh has to say about work-life balance. In his TEDxSydney talk, Marsh shares his idea of a day [...]

In light of recent events in the Middle East, I find this initiative beyond cool. Access is a global movement for digital freedom, one which aims to bring access to internet and other forms of technology for all – especially in countries where

Pedagogics in absurdum: In “Bank Bailouts Explained”, ex-banker Omid Malekan lets two animated bears discuss how the U.S. government bails out banks and how it all went awry to start with, have a look:

As an individual, it can be hard to make your voice heard. Sometimes, the best way  is to band together with other likeminded people to achieve a greater, collective impact. Change.org give people the tools to do just that – to identify problems, mobilize people, and create real change. At their website, you can swiftly [...]

At a press conference today in Berlin’s central park Tiergarten, the non-profit initiative HOLY WOOD was presented by the mayor of Berlin together with the director of the Berlin International film festival, artist Ralf Schmerberg and the CEO of green electricity supplier ENTEGA. Behind them towered a gigantic and instantly recognizable

Inspirational speaker for today is Ray Anderson, founder of Interface, the company behind successful carpet tiles Flor. Since reading Paul Hawken’s book The Ecology of Commerce, Anderson has run his company in a sustainable fashion and has made a commitment to what he calls Mission Zero: “our promise to eliminate any negative impact our company may have on the [...]

One of the biggest problems linked to poverty is disease. Every year, millions of people succumb to diseases which could have been treated if only they would have access to the medicines and health care we take for granted in the developed world. Academic laboratories continously develop important medicines and public health technologies. But it [...]

The Post-Carbon Reader gathers essays by 29 of the world’s leading sustainability experts, such as Bill McKibben, Richard Heinberg, Stephanie Mills, David Orr, Wes Jackson, Erika Allen, Gloria Flora many more, presenting their ideas on how to make the planet a better, more sustainable and fairer place to live. This well-recieved book offers in-depth discussions [...]

In the last blog post, I wrote about Dr. Sugata Mitra and his fascinating Hole-in-the-wall experiment, which has brought access to technology to thousands of poor children in India and elsewhere. Today, I’d like to share with you this touching BBC video, where Dr. Mitra shares his experiences from the project and reveals how similar [...]

Gotta love this. Dr. Sugata Mitra is an Indian computer scientist and the father of the Hole-in-the-wall experiment. Though India’s high-tech industry is advancing rapidly, it is a country stricken with poverty. An estimated half of