Once I Had a Nosebleed
The title of this post is misleading. I have had many, many nosebleeds in my life. Some big.…
Category: conceptual framework
Who Am I? (And Who Are You?)
Antonio Damasio is a neuroscientist who has spent his life researching the functioning of the brain. His research…
Peace on Earth – Goodwill to Girls
Rape is used to destroy not just individuals but entire communities. Rape is so commonly used as a weapon…
Educate Girls and Change the World
There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary…
The Wolves Inside Us
A Cherokee boy was upset with a friend who had done him an injustice and he went to…
Sometimes a Trail of Tears can lead to Kindness
The Trail of Tears is the name given to the forced relocation of Native Americans following the Indian Removal Act…
The Only Failure is Failure to Learn
David Damberger works with Engineers without Borders. In this talk he explains the importance of facing up to failure – not…
The Roots of Rights
On December 10th, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Nowadays,…
Did You Know…
Did you know that The Cat in the Hat was written in 1954 using the reading vocabulary of…
Making a New Reality
We sometimes mistake the way things are for the way they have to be. Even when our institutions…