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MIT and Thomas Malone: Climate Collaboratorium Project

By Katherine Hui on August 9, 2010 in Boston, Featured, Massachusetts, New England, North America, Photos, USA

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MIT's Centre for Collective Intelligence has launched a platform for user created plans on how to save the world, basically. Thomas Malone refers to the Climate Collaboratorium Project as "Electronic democracy on steroids". The web-based...

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Tomato, Mozzarella Cheese, and Shiso Salad

By Naomi Kuwabara on August 8, 2010 in Asia, Japan, Photos

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Insalata Caprese (tomato, fresh mozzarella cheese and basil) is a popular antipasto (first course) in Italian cuisine. Since I eat a lot of Italian food, I often make it and season with salt and pepper,...

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Land Acquisitions: Is There a Win-Win Solution?

By Bernard Pollack on August 8, 2010 in Africa, Congo, Featured, Photos, Sudan, West Africa

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This is the second in a series of articles on large-scale agricultural investments, or land-grabs. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that in order to feed the anticipated 9.1 billion people in 2050, agricultural production worldwide...

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Innovations in Access to Land: Land Grab or Agricultural Investment?

By Bernard Pollack on August 7, 2010 in Africa, Photos, West Africa

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This is the first in a series of posts about the increasing prevalence of large-scale land acquisition, or “land grabs” in Sub-Saharan Africa. Background: There has been a documented trend in recent years of foreign governments...

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Locavoration: The Benefits of Playing It Close to Home

By Deborah Crooks on August 6, 2010 in California, Featured, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos

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I spent the first part of 2010 touring a fair amount and taking some extended trips to the East Coast. Travel, even short getaways, is one of my addictive tendencies. While I love it (and...

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Steve Blank: History of Silicon Valley Tech vs Silicon Valley NOW

By Renee Blodgett on August 6, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA, Videos

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I haven't heard a 'university' lecture in awhile.....as for the style of one? Sure, I go to LongNow events and some academia shows up at TED, PopTech and others conferences I support and love. Yet,...

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HealthTap for Latest Updates on Personal Medicine, Health & Well Being

By Renee Blodgett on August 5, 2010 in Europe, North America, Photos, USA

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Introducing the new HealthTap Blog, who sees a future of true individualized medicine, where people’s increased control of their health reduces anxiety and increases optimism. Their first responsibility is to ‘do good’ for individuals....

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Liquids on Planes: 20 Most Common to be Thrown Away By Airport Security

By Renee Blodgett on August 5, 2010 in All Countries, Featured, Photos

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For better or for worse, attempting to bring a liquid item onto a plane has become a hassle. Because of the threats posed to flight security in recent years, restrictive measures have been...

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