Collaborative blog dedicated to current events and news, also covering scientific issues.
Link: worldchanging.com
The conclusion (that cultural participation is going to overtake consumption) is a plausible one, but it's based on really shaky historical premises. All the stories about gin are true, but the assumption that when gin was eradicated as a social ill it was replaced by virtuous sobriet...
In popular calendar art - ancient Indian kings, freedom fighters, and revolutionaries sport the twirled moustache. Bollywood star Aamir Khan has brought the twirl back in fashion with his last three films, as a symbol of valor and virilty. His latest offering is Rang De Basanti - abou...
After a long hiatus we are coming back. In September my organization, Architecture for Humanity acquired Worldchanging and all its assets. Starting in November we will begin to merge this site with Open Architecture Network to create a robust and informed network to bring solutions to...
We [as Americans] got this really well in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Whether it was for Obama or for McCain, we all understood what it meant to do this kind of distributed work. We knew what it meant to phone bank or to get someone to drive to the polls, or to donate money, ...