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• Culture

  

  People Are Awesome: Man Becomes Pen Pals With Daughter of Man He Killed in War

  Almost 50 years after shooting down a plane in the Indo-Pakistani War, a pilot wrote a letter to his victim's daughter.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Lifestyle

  

  GOOD Challenge Update: No Soap, No Shampoo, No Problem!

  We're a third of the way into the GOOD month-long "no soap" challenge, and we're not stinky at all. Hypothesis confirmed, so far.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Business

  

  How to Do Good and Prove It: Integrate Social Impact in Your Nonprofit's DNA

  Philanthropist Kevin Starr demands great ideas, scalability, and eight word mission statements. It's all part of a Design for Impact approach.

  by Alex Goldmark +

• Business

  

  No Money, No Problems at Turin's Barter-based Marketplace

  In Turin, Italy, the Gifts Without Money-or, if you prefer, Regali Senza Moneta-initiative has transformed a marketplace into a money-free zone,...

  by Patrick James +

• Lifestyle

  

  The GOOD "Go Vegetarian" Wrap-Up: No Meat, No Worries

  We've reached the end of our attempt to go vegetarian and vegan. Find out how we, and the GOOD community, did.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Technology

  

  No Screen? No Problem: A Look at the Projector-based Laptop

  The iPad better watch its back. According to an article on Motherboard, a U.K.-based company has developed the portable computer for the future: a...

  by Alicia Capetillo +

• Education

  

  Education: Morning Roundup, No Visa, No School

  Morning Roundup: From The New York Times: Many New York Districts Say No Visa, No School Civil liberties advocates have unsuccessfully asked...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks 1

• Culture

  

  Feel-Good Story of the Day: Homeless Man with Amazing Voice Gets a Job

  In a heart-warming display of the power of the internet, the homeless man with the golden voice from yesterday's viral video now has job offers.

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Culture

  

  Intermission: No Corkscrew, No Problem

  All you can say is 'wow.' Watch a drunk Frenchman open a bottle of wine—with a shoe.

  by Nina Lincoff +

• Environment

  

  Clean, Renewable Heating and Cooling: No Money Down!

  Here's how to keep your factory, school, or commercial building climate controlled without fossil fuels, with no upfront investment.

  by Ben Jervey +

• Environment

  

  What's the Impact of Your Clothing?

  The Wall Street Journal reports on what sounds like a boon to shoppers who want to make informed decisions on what they buy: A group of roughly...

  by Patrick James 4

• Design

  

  The GOOD 100: IDEO Social Impact

  When a well-intentioned initiative lacks the compelling storytelling needed to get its message out there, its chances of success-or of getting...

  by GOOD +

• Cities

  

  Taking the Health Impacts of City Planning Seriously

  Smart city planning can have a real impact on public health. There's a growing mountain of data that shows that open space and parks are linked...

  by Andrew Price 1

• Culture

  

  No Woman, No Cry: Women's Tears a Turnoff for Men

  A new study says crying women are a turnoff for men.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• GOOD Blog

  

  Twitter Impacts Democracy in Iran

  Buried in some news reports of the recent Iran kerfuffle was this interesting tidbit: the U.S. Department of State told the folks at Twitter not...

  by Zach Frechette +

• Environment

  

  A List of Foods by Environmental Impact

  We've all heard that going vegetarian is better for the environment. But how much better, exactly? In the chart below, from The Oil Drum, you can...

  by Andrew Price 2

• Education

  

  Back-to-School: Make an Impact

  The debate team at W. E. B. Du Bois High School in Detroit was pretty much nonexistent. They needed file folders to organize their cases. They...

  by Jessica Rauch 1

• Design

  

  12 Impactful AIDS Awareness Posters From Around the World

  Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters features 153 posters created in the past 25 years by artists and...

  by Alissa Walker +

• Business

  

  Indian Microfinance: Confusing Scale with Impact

  Rumors of the death of microfinance in India have been greatly exaggerated. Here's what's really happening.

  by Beyond Profit +

• Environment

  

  Video: 8,050 Years of Human Impact on the Land

  Climate meddling by humans started a long time ago. Watch the human impact on the planet's land cover over the past 8,000 years.

  by Ben Jervey +