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Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."


J.K. Rowling

 


Over the last one century or so, ordin...

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Environment

The Hydropower Paradox: Is This Energy As Clean As It Seems?

In July, UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon highlighted the role of hydropower in boosting the use of renewable energy globally, when he visited a nonprofit institute in China that h...

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Health

Weighing In On Sugar Tax

The World Health Organisation’s recommendation that nations tax sugary drinks is a well-meaning one, but the needs of local communities cannot be left out If, some ye...

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Trending

Video By ‘Girl Rising’ Is Breaking New Ground For Education Of Girls In India

It is universally acknowledged by aid workers and social justice activists that when girls are educated, change occurs at the grassroots level for communities in developing...

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Hollywood

Dakota Fanning Lights Empire State Building With Save The Children

Save the Children Artist Ambassador Dakota Fanning lit the world-famous Empire State Building red on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in a special ceremony celebrating International Day o...

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Gender

TBI Blogs: One Woman Single-Handedly Brought An Entire District Back On Its Feet After The Manipur Floods

Even thinking about the lashing rains, followed by massive landslides, road cave-ins, a bridge collapse, and hundreds of crumbling homes, brings chilling fear back to her b...

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Environment

Hurricanes Will Worsen As Planet Warms And Sea Levels Rise, Scientists Warn

Major storms such as Hurricane Matthew, which has slammed into Haiti and isnow headed towards the US, will grow in menace as the world warms and sea levels rise, scientists...

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Alternative Entertainment

The United Nations Is Turning VR Into A Tool For Social Change

Virtual reality is lauded as an empathy generator. The ability to transport viewers to a setting that would otherwise be inaccessible, or even unfathomable, lends a sense o...

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Environment

1,500 Reindeer Dead, 40 Humans Hospitalized Amid Anthrax Outbreak In Siberia

At least 40 people from nomadic communities in northern Siberia have been hospitalized amid an anthrax outbreak that scientists believe was caused by thawing reindeer carca...

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Health

Prioritizing Maternal And Newborn Survival: Time To Look To The Developing World For Affordable Solutions

With America unique among developed and most developing countries in its rising maternal mortality, it's especially encouraging to see significant progress in mothers' and ...

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