The world constantly faces many problems, often seemingly endless. It’s hard, but if we want to get through this century, we’re asking you to decide what issue should we prioritize. Continue reading Poll of the Month: Vote on the biggest issue facing the world right now
FORGET Norman Foster or Frank Gehry- the new up-and coming star of architecture is Bjarke Ingels. A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, his architecture studio, BIG, is based in New York City. His many projects- around the world, but mainly in Denmark and New York- are radical works of art and expression, testing the boundaries between form, functionality, and sustainability. It is a new way of … Continue reading Bjarke Ingels: Master designer
What if…. Pain. It hurts. You see the word, and you already know something unpleasant in the best case, or terribly agonizing, in the worst case, is going to happen. The notion that we should be grateful for pain is unusual, as so many lives are ruined by pain. But if there was no pain, we would be a whole lot worse off. The … Continue reading If we couldn’t feel pain…
Recently, many people have began noticing Finland’s excellent performance worldwide regarding academics. Especially in the United States, where many public schools are troubled, teachers, educators, and parents are wondering why Finland’s system works, and what we can learn from them to fix our schools. But seriously, why? Surprisingly, Finland actually spends about 30% less per student than the United States, yet it trumps the … Continue reading Why Finland’s public education system is great (and why America’s isn’t)
(NOTICE: This is an opinion article. Our goal is not to isolate people who do not agree with us, but rather to encourage conversation on these topics.) In the 2016 US presidential elections, almost 2.9 million more people voted for Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump. Under the electoral college system, Trump won. However, most Americans voted against Trump, so he won against the will … Continue reading A better electoral system
Welcome, readers! This is the first issue of the weekly #IdeasToThinkAbout series, where columnists will write about important ideas that should come to the public’s attention. We need to debate reasonable and smart policies to counter the challenges that are coming our way. We need new laws that can keep our world from extreme poverty, global warming, hunger, and countless more issues. This article is a case for a … Continue reading We need a United States of Europe
Welcome to the third installment in #BehindThePlate. To read the other articles, click here or here. Sweetgreen, a restaurant chain that promotes healthy eating, released mock-up images of school lunches around the world. The lunches in some countries actually look tasty and healthy. Some pork with veggies, black beans and rice, and salad and bread in Brazil. Local fish on arugula and pasta in Italy. … Continue reading What we can learn from France about how to improve our school lunches
A new start-up called Blue Apron wants to revolutionize the way home cooking works. It works in a subscription-like way, as customers have the opportunity to join, and every week, for the same rate, Blue Apron sends out recipes and ingredients, all pre-measured and ready to go. It is a simple service, but well managed […]
Continue reading A food revolution? How a start-up is changing our culture of food
There used to be a singular gender-neutral pronoun in the English language That’s right, you heard correctly. A big problem in the English language is the need to use ‘he’ and ‘she’. If something is referring to both genders, why can’t we make our lives easier and have a word for that? Also, in this century, gender identity is evolving. Sometimes people would not … Continue reading Him, her, and thon?
Last Thursday night, WE.org kicked off WE Day in the greater New York area in the Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. The founder of the organization, Craig Kielburger was just a 12 year old boy when he read about child labour in other parts of the world. Even as a 12 year old, he decided to take action. Ever since then, he has been … Continue reading WE Day: Empowering today’s youth to do good
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