Educate Girls and Change the World
There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary…
Category: interconnectedness
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…
Joy Gives Us Wings
Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our…
All Change…
On the 6th of December, 1992 racial riots broke out between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Ayodhya,…
The Moral Molecule
In an experiment to examine the effects of the hormone oxytocin on social interaction, neuroeconomist Paul Zak made…
Desmond Tutu’s Message on Child Marriage
A message to men and boys about child marriage A few months ago, in Northern Ethiopia, I met…
The Trouble with Genocide
The trouble with our definition of the crime of genocide is that it doesn’t go far enough. Don’t…
The Still Face
Humans are social beings. We’re not the only ones on the planet but we most definitely belong to…
Chaotic Butterflies
In ordinary life chaos means disorder – random, disorganised confusion. In science it means something entirely different –…
An Answer to Evil
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear…