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Business
Making Sense of the Financial Mess
We tried to make sense of the financial mess we're in. As you can see, we couldn't come up with anything satisfying, so we want your help. We're...
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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,...
Design
Global Street Art
These days, if you're looking for innovative and vital art, skip the galleries and take a walk down the streets of any major city. The street art...
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2009 List: Global Health
How the four biggest disease-eradication efforts will make progress in 2009. 1 The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization Between 2000...
News
What's All the Fighting For?
A look at the major international and civil conflicts currently erupting around the world. View What's All the Fighting For?
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...
Design
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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Communication Breakdown
Iqbal Quadir, the founder of Grameenphone, and Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of One Laptop per Child, debate the merits of technology in the...
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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...
Design
Creatively Engaged
In the design world, 2008 ended with something monumental: more than 100,000 firms and individuals, in 100 countries, committing to the Designers...
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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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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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Air Supply
If you believe the future of energy is offshore drilling, think again. It took us more than 20 years to accumulate our first 10,000 megawatts...
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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...
Design
Shantytown, U.S.A.
Just a short drive from the U.S.-Mexican border, a densely packed community will soon hum with activity. Homes will be jammed together, with...
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2009 List: Patent Pending
Seven technologies that will change our lives more than the new iPhone. 1 Open-Source Cell phones The open-source movement has come to the...
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2009 List: Unique Experiences
Quick! Here are five things you will only be able to do this year. 1 Witness the first-ever inaugural address by an African-American U.S....
