22 Dec 13 most innovative schools in the world
"It can be a floating school in an impoverished region, like the one in Lagos, Nigeria. Or it can be a school that's blind to gender,...
22 Dec How to build a Rocket Stove
A step by step guide to making a earth-friendly cookstove by the smart people over at the Kul Kul Farm.So, how can we build kitchen...
02 Oct 16 speakers share ideas at TEDGlobal>London
Including our very own Bye Bye Plastic Bags team of Isabel and Melati all the way from Green School Bali! A great summary of the day...
28 Sep How to take a class from Serena Williams and Usher
Interesting concept called MasterClass- reimagining teaching and learning- in the New York Times. Mr. Rogier’s idea was this: a series of online courses taught by people...
12 Sep The Wheat Belly
The wheat strains of our ancestors is not even close to what we are eating today- no wonder it doesn't feel 'right'. The Wheat Belly...
12 Sep The Good Gut- Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-term Health
Great book about the microbes and bacteria in our guts by two Stanford professors. More here in this NY Mag article on the Sonnenburgs and their...
28 Aug Where has all the rubbish gone? The backstage of Ubud
A look at Ubud's garbage problem by anthropologist Graeme MacRae on Ubud Now and Then. From logistics to economics- a pretty scary read. This dump was,...
29 Jul The prison garden supplying organic ingredients to Bali’s healthy eateries
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29 Jul Green spaces improve schoolchildren’s mental development, study finds
No doubt. Red more here at the Guardian. Research on primary school children in Barcelona suggests boost in short-term memory from nearby vegetation, due in part to...
02 Mar Bamboo Cures Earthquakes
Bamboo Cures Earthquakes
by Matthew Power
From the August 2004 issue of Discover Magazine
Last December’s earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam took a huge death toll—roughly 40,000 people—largely because of the collapse of thousands of mud-brick buildings. If a group of researchers in India are successful, the next earthquake might not be as devastating. British and Indian engineers are developing earthquake-proof housing using a cheap, ubiquitous material: bamboo.
