On a blustery day, Lily Turley and Cara Hearst are sipping tea together in a cafe. Lily is still grieving…
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MIT to offer free, online courses to all
The disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are…
Johanna helps survivors of domestic abuse
Johanna Crawford says the night she witnessed her father almost kill her mother is only one of two things that…
Saudi Arabia Women to vote and run in elections
Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah…
‘Buy local’ program aims to boost value of aid to Haiti
After the devastating quake that struck Haiti in January 2010, journalist Mark Danner wrote a New York Times op-ed that…
Earth Hour 2011: When Is It? What’s the Point?
The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, Beijing’s Forbidden City, and hundreds of other world landmarks will be abruptly blacked…
In Afghanistan, Women Cricket Is the New Revolution!
Think of Afghanistan and the first things to run through your mind would probably be war, Taliban, maybe Osama bin…
Why Positive Thinking is Bad For You
By Srikumar S. Rao source : psychology today Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it…
Paralysed inventor to sell robotic ‘trousers’
Paralysed inventor to sell robotic ‘trousers’ for $100,000 that let patients walk and even climb stairs An Israeli entrepreneur has…
Freer, Messier, Happier
In 1946, when my grandfather mustered out of the army and married my grandmother, he set up what looked like…