Modern life feels like it can race out of control and it's hard to create positive change alone – but...
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If not us, then who? When it comes to keeping trees standing, that’s the question the inhabitants of the world’s...
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A photographer called Jose Martínez took the picture below. He calls it ‘End of discrimination’. Jose is one of the...
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"I recognise the power of the chef in today’s world. Traditions and cultural connections should be front and centre – chefs...
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Wrapped in a colourful sari and holding her hand to her heart, the green-eyed Priya rides a tiger: “Speak without...
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Keeping up with the latest fashion can be an expensive business. Constantly buying and throwing away clothes is also really...
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In the late 18th century a small group of remarkable friends met at a house outside Birmingham, UK, got blind drunk...
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Koullouna is a box of goodness made in Lebanon that supports the local ecosystem. Through a subscription, it aims to connect...
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Submitted by you: Toast Ale is the UK’s first beer produced with bread. The award-winning craft beer uses surplus fresh bread from...
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Now you are welcome to download a virtual van Gogh without having to pay an arm, a leg or an ear for...
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In South London, a ‘renewable dynamo’ is tackling fuel poverty with renewable power – while showing the true democratic involvement...
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Like it or not – and the international pharmaceutical industry doesn’t – an Indian drug company is boldly reverse-engineering and...
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Submitted by you: To shine a spotlight on the lack of data, on 14 September 2016, the United Nations Secretary...
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The late great comedian Bill Hicks said that we have, “just a single choice, between fear and love.” Too often,...
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When a young South African woman and her childhood friends created social startup Rethaka with the aim of making a small impact on the world,...
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Submitted by you: The UnSchool is an experimental knowledge lab for creative rebels and change agents that teaches the 'Disruptive...
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This is your typical story of boy meets girl, boy can't speak French, boy creates some tech. Classic. In 2013, with love in his...
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Everyone is guilty of buying stuff that they secretly know won’t last and will end up in a landfill, in...
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Mexico City’s masked superhero Peatónito (Little Pedestrian) has a mission - zero deaths on the roads. The safe streets crusader is delivering...
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The number of homeless people in New York City’s shelters peaked at 60,670 in January 2015 – and this figure only...
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Virtual reality has had a lot of press of late for its role as a catalyst for empathy. And one...
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An unlikely hero – the oyster – is set to revitalise New York City's polluted waterways. To improve the city's harbour’s...
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Hart Island lies to the east of New York City and is the largest tax-funded mass cemetery in the world....
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With a population of almost 120 million, Mexico is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world. Greater Mexico...
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From companies to supply chains, and urban to agricultural areas, we live in a world of complex systems designed centuries...
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"It's time to change the conversation about climate change from polar bears to people.” – Dominique Browning Forget Thunderbirds, these moms...
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In the UK, buildings, transport and energy account for over two thirds of our carbon dioxide emissions. What if there...
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It’s predicted that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in our oceans. Not content to sit back...
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Just as the Atlas mission is to 'Democratise the Future', littleBits is on a mission to 'Democratise Hardware' by empowering everyone –...
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What does the future of business look like? How will developments from big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things to driverless vehicles, 3D printing and synthetic biology...
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If you’ve ever felt like you can’t face watching the news then you’re not alone. Research shows that people often...
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Hundreds of students from universities in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East are signed-up to Soliya Connect,...
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Can you rap about human rights? Make hip hop on good governance? DJ your way to peace? Turning Tables believes you...
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Approximately three-quarters of Americans are in debt, in most cases due to the high cost of healthcare and education. Nearly...
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Buying good-quality local meat can be very expensive and not always accessible for cash-strapped carnivores, locavores (people who like to...
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Domestic workers’ pay and conditions are among the worst in the US. A quarter are paid below the minimum wage. Few receive...
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As the world’s cities grow the role of farmers is increasingly important, but a lack of accessible agricultural machinery can...
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Known as the bread of the tropics, cassava is arguably the world’s most important and interesting vegetable when it comes...
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In India the Sundara Fund project has produced over 8,000 bars of soap and impacted more than 6,000 lives. The...
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