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Book Review: Keeping Up with the War God: Taiwan, as It Seemed to Me

By Carrie Kellenberger on October 24, 2010 in Asia, Featured, Photos, Taipei, Taiwan

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For travelers who are interested in delving beneath the surface of Taiwan’s main sightseeing attractions and flashy neon facade, I highly recommend reading British author Steven Crook’s accounts of life in Taiwan. Crook weaves prolific storytelling...

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Namaste Mother India From the Bottom of My Humbled Heart

By Susie Hughes on October 24, 2010 in Asia, India, New Delhi, Photos

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After recovering from an ailment, I hopped a SpiceJet flight down to Fort Cochin in the Indian state of Kerala. Wow, WHAT a difference from the north! It was just much...quieter. Don't get me wrong...

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The New Dinosaurs: Are Universities & Professors About to Become Extinct?

By Yoko Ishikura on October 24, 2010 in Asia, Japan, Photos

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I wrote a brief piece on “Innovation around Open Education” for Dentsu Report in Japanese.  I argue that we ourselves are the ones that may block the new concepts and breakthrough ideas unconsciously, by not...

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Pushing for Better Development Assistance, One Letter at a Time

By Danielle Nierenberg on October 24, 2010 in All Countries, Photos

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Asma Lateef is Director of the Bread for the World Institute, the research and policy analysis education wing that underpins Bread for the World’s advocacy work. Bread for the World is a faith based anti-hunger...

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You Know You’ve Been in Sweden Too Long When…

By Sapphire Svanström on October 24, 2010 in Europe, Photos, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Sweden, Videos

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I am coming up on my third winter in Sweden. Third winter!  For the past month, I have been more serious and thoughtful with my posts; especially controversial. Hell, who doesn’t love controversy and...

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Ben Parr: Social Media Is About People, Not Tools

By Renee Blodgett on October 24, 2010 in Events, North America, Photos, USA, Videos

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Ben Parr of Mashable stressed the need to engage in the social web if you hope to succeed as a small or large brand at this weekend's BizTechDay in San Francisco. Key takeaways include: 1. Go...

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A Hike in L’Aubrac

By Rodrigo Pacheco on October 24, 2010 in Europe, Featured, France, Photos

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The wind blows hard and the sun shines to welcome the spring, the blue sky melts into the green landscape, the birds make their music and the flowers perfume the air. I feel that this...

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San Francisco Jazz Fest: The Godfather of World Music’s Ravi Shankar

By Renee Blodgett on October 24, 2010 in Asia, California, Events, India, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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The San Francisco Jazz Festival is in motion and Ravi Shankar comes to the stage next week. George Harrison called Ravi the Godfather of World Music. Perhaps the most famous person from India and the world’s...

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