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
Supercool School is the name of an online school with a unique concept. It allows and organizationsto build scalable & branded education businesses without high technology cost, through which they can create an online learning environment and charge students. This brainchild of young entrepreneur
Since we at enorm work with the aim to promote a new way of thinking, a more humanitarian, less profit-oriented and more socially responsible approach, we are thrilled to discover a documentary that takes a hard look at one of the most influential institutions forming us as individuals: the school system. Race to nowhere highlights [...]
Are you familiar with the University of the People? Funded by Shai Reshef in 2009, University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s first tuition-free online university. Reshef has been widely recognized
After a rigorous application and interview process, 75 college freshmen from five universities across the United States have been chosen to take part in the Compass Fellowship, a social entrepreneurial training program. The students were chosen among nearly 700 applicants and will work together to develop innovative solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems [...]
Mentioning the environmental tipping point in the last blog entry, I thought I’d recommend another astoundingly fascinating TED lecture, this time from sustainability expert Johan Rockström, titled “Let the environment guide our development”. Together with an interdisciplinary team of 29 leading scientists, Rockström and the Stockholm Resilience Centre have identified nine key Earth systems – and [...]
Photographer: Forest Woodward Surfer entrepreneur Dave Aabo is building eco-tourism and supporting community programs in Peru by connecting surf tourism with the local community. After years of living and surfing in Northern Peru, he felt that surf travel should benefit the people and the communities where it happens
In yet another fascinating TED talk, Charles Leadbeater tells the story of how he went looking for radical new forms of education, finding them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world’s poorest kids live.
