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Whatever Happened To...
Whatever Happened To... Bird Flu? You couldn't find a hotter health story in 2006 than bird flu–specifically, the H5N1 variety, which killed 60...
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Sand Castles
In South Africa, designers are using surprising materials to house locals Every year, Cape Town's Design Indaba conference draws together...
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You Say You Want a Revolution?
"We are too poor to afford education. But until we have education, how will we ever not be poor?" - Headmaster in rural Nepal It is such...
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Who’s Learning What?
A look at how countries rank in math and science test scores. (Average score of a 15-year-old student on science and math literacy tests,...
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2009 List: Teachers' Aids
Five things that will change education this year. 1 Laptops for all The One Laptop per Child computer is expected to dip to its lowest price...
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Move Over, Dubai
Abu Dhabi is bridging the gap to the west with by bringing art (and biopsies, and Econ 101 classes) to its own shores. 1. The Louvre It's...
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The Anti-Consumers
Five Groups That Aren't Buying It The Amish Estimated Membership: 232,000 Homeland: U.S. & Canada The Amish have been partying the same way...
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The Planet Is Burning!
And changing your lightbulb isn't going to fix it. See what other countries are doing to curb their impact. China, the world's biggest consumer...
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Rise of the Global Middle Class
America has had the biggest demand in the global economy for so long that we can't remember what it was like when that wasn't the case. But...
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Unfree Market
In 2008, trafficking of the world's 27 million slaves made up the third-most-profitable criminal enterprise. Here's what the $40-billion industry...
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Shot Out of Africa
During the summers when filmmaker Mira Nair (The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding) isn't on set or in the editing suite, you'll find her overseeing the...
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Found in Translation
When it comes to reading, there's a lopsided exchange between the English-speaking world and everyone else. A full 50 percent of all books in...
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2009 List: People Movers
Seven factors that will change how we move around this year. 1. The higher cost of driving Gas taxes haven't been raised in 15 years, despite an...
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Here to There
Cities around the world are finding better ways for their citizens to get around. Vélib' Bike-Rental Program Paris: When Paris's Vélib'...
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Arabian Mice
American film studios-including Warner Bros., Disney, and Fox-are making massive investments in the growing Arab movie market. But don't expect...
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The Idler
The English journalist Tom Hodgkinson discusses the financial crisis, beer, and the beauty of the ukelele Tom Hodgkinson's books sometimes end...
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Who's Going Where?
People are moving around the world constantly-either toward opportunity or away from misfortune and fear. This is where people are going, and...
Design
2009 List: Art on the Brink
Four art movements that are guiding and defining our era 1 Art and Fashion Continue to Come Together The critical mass of respected artists...
