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Fuck Yeah Humanity: Episode 11

Find out what pregnant turtles and deep space have in common.

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Operation Unplug: My Sabbath Manifesto

The Sabbath Manifesto is a program to provide just this sort of needed break. Healthy habits like exercise are formed through consistent practice; the Sabbath Manifesto follows the full day period of the Hebrew Sabbath.

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Four Ways the Cultural Wisdom of Immigrants is Benefitting America

Immigrants have enriched America with their cultures, through everything from food to medical care. This is a rationale for immigration reform.

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Check Out the Most Typical Face in the World

The most typical face in the world is that of a 28-year-old Chinese man.

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At Toronto's Human Library You Check Out People, Not Books

Inspired by "living libraries" around the world, Toronto's Human Library allows you to check out a person for 30 minutes and "read" their life story.

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Three Families, Three Stories of Life-altering Sustainability

Convenience, work requirements, and an urban lifestyle are just some of elements at play that can inhibit our ability to maintain an...

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Bring the Land to the People

The complete antithesis of the rural idyll that many might associate with farming, the 4-1/2 acre Alemany Farm is located just off the decidedly...

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A Heartwarming Work of Edifying Genius

Valentino Deng, the central figure in Dave Eggers's What Is the What, is turning the dream of education into a reality for Sudanese...

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It's Time "Person of the Year" Time (Big Ben)

That's right, Time's person of the year for 2009 is Ben Bernanke, the "mild-mannered man who runs the Federal Reserve and prevented an economic...

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Jonathan Safran Foer’s Compelling Case for (Not) Eating Animals

If we don't eat dogs, should we eat any meat? Should you care about the vegetarian author's latest provocation? I do. Almost everything...

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Diary of a Social Venture Start-up: Notes From the Feast

Here's a riddle: What do a techie, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, an innovative Danish edcuator, and a 24-year-old...

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Taste Slowly

Last month on Governor's Island in New York, Droog's design festival, Pioneers of Change, featured an interesting take on a pop-up restaurant,...