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Transparency: The Most Homicidal Countries
With Halloween around the corner, the idea of being stabbed by a deranged murderer is at the front of our minds. Our latest transparency is a look at where in the world are you most likely to be murdered and which countries have the lowest homicide rates.
Via the Guardian Data blog. To see the full list, go here.
A collaboration between GOOD and Chris Korbey.
Buy a poster of this infographic.
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Three Years of Silent Retreat
A conversation with one of the West’s only female lamas, Christie McNally.
In late 2010, in the sun scorched highlands of Arizona’s Chirakawa Mountains, some 50 Buddhist students will embark on a retreat. For three years, three months, and three days, they will have no contact with the outside world, and they will not speak a word. The retreat will be lead by Lama Christie McNally, one of the only women in the world to carry…
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Your Daily Water Use
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.
A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.
GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…
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Will You Get the H1N1 Flu Shot?
I seem to be hearing stories both about how dangerous the H1N1 flu can be (even for young, previously healthy people) and about how many people are still unsure if they will get vaccinated. There seems to be compelling evidence that it spreads easily (check out this video of a super slow-mo sneeze), and that the vaccine is safe. Yet debate rages on (listen to this NPR show on the subject). So what about you? Will you be getting…
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Love and Marriage (and Infographics)
The Pew Research Center’s report on the state of marriage in states across the country is full of fascinating information—such as the amusingly low share (7 percent) of currently divorced men in New York. The accompanying interactive map-based infographic takes those numbers and makes them fun—you know, as fun as divorce gets. Is your status consistent with statewide trends? Or are you a matrimonial outlier?
Via Boing Boing.
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The GOOD 100: Humble Pile
Crap Caper: Chicago’s illegal cache of human waste is tomorrow’s gardening gold.
In an undisclosed storage area in Chicago, Nance Klehm has a hidden stockpile of human excrement. When the 1,500-gallon stash finishes its two-year composting cycle next summer, it will be soil as rich as any you could buy at the store—a gardener’s black gold. If it’s discovered by the authorities before then, it’ll be deemed hazardous and removed. The hoard belongs to Humble Pile…
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People Who Carry Guns Are More Likely to Get Shot, Killed
The principle behind Chekhov’s Gun goes something like this: If there’s a rifle in the first act, it better be fired by the third. The great Russian writer, of course, was talking about eliminating unnecessary elements of story plots, but it seems that we Americans have been taking his words all too literally—and to the grave. According to a University of Pennsylvania research team led by Charles Branas (not to be confused with Charles Bronson, pictured),…
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Transparency: The Rise of Atheism in America
America has always been a religious country. But a recent study finds that might be changing; The percent of the country who considers themselves atheists is rising rapidly. While they still make up a small minority in comparison to the major religions, the current trends indicate that we may not be one nation, under God, forever. Our latest Transparency is a look at what we believe.
A collaboration between GOOD and Chris Korbey.
We’ve corrected the text…
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Staturday: The Economic Costs of Divorce
Divorced households annually consume 73 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 627 billion gallons of water more than they would if both partners were still living under one roof, costing an additional $10.5 billion each year.
SOURCE Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Evaluating Systems Change
This post is a response to “How Might We Zoom Out to Evaluating With a Systemic View?” Read more of the conversation here.
Much of the work we do in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors is about changing systems to accelerate social progress. Whether we focus on changing or influencing belief systems, operational systems, health delivery systems, educational systems, financial systems, or any other host of systems, ultimately, we must think holistically and expansively if we…
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Your Daily Water Use
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.
A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.
GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…
Read & Discuss
Will You Get the H1N1 Flu Shot?
I seem to be hearing stories both about how dangerous the H1N1 flu can be (even for young, previously healthy people) and about how many people are still unsure if they will get vaccinated. There seems to be compelling evidence that it spreads easily (check out this video of a super slow-mo sneeze), and that the vaccine is safe. Yet debate rages on (listen to this NPR show on the subject). So what about you? Will you be getting…
Read & Discuss
Love and Marriage (and Infographics)
The Pew Research Center’s report on the state of marriage in states across the country is full of fascinating information—such as the amusingly low share (7 percent) of currently divorced men in New York. The accompanying interactive map-based infographic takes those numbers and makes them fun—you know, as fun as divorce gets. Is your status consistent with statewide trends? Or are you a matrimonial outlier?
Via Boing Boing.
Read & Discuss
People Who Carry Guns Are More Likely to Get Shot, Killed
The principle behind Chekhov’s Gun goes something like this: If there’s a rifle in the first act, it better be fired by the third. The great Russian writer, of course, was talking about eliminating unnecessary elements of story plots, but it seems that we Americans have been taking his words all too literally—and to the grave. According to a University of Pennsylvania research team led by Charles Branas (not to be confused with Charles Bronson, pictured),…
Read & Discuss
Staturday: The Economic Costs of Divorce
Divorced households annually consume 73 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 627 billion gallons of water more than they would if both partners were still living under one roof, costing an additional $10.5 billion each year.
SOURCE Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Read & Discuss
Evaluating Systems Change
This post is a response to “How Might We Zoom Out to Evaluating With a Systemic View?” Read more of the conversation here.
Much of the work we do in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors is about changing systems to accelerate social progress. Whether we focus on changing or influencing belief systems, operational systems, health delivery systems, educational systems, financial systems, or any other host of systems, ultimately, we must think holistically and expansively if we…
Read & Discuss
Top 10 Reasons Why Greenies Are Addicted To “Top 10 How To Be Greener” Lists
A “must read” for anyone who is constantly on the lookout for the next best list of inspiring tips to do right by Mother Nature. Half tongue-in-cheek and half dead-on, this guide is on the pulse of our eco-motivations while throwing a dose of good humor into the mix.
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How GOOD are you?
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Transparency: The Most Homicidal Countries
With Halloween around the corner, the idea of being stabbed by a deranged murderer is at the front of our minds. Our latest transparency is a look at where in the world are you most likely to be murdered and which countries have the lowest homicide rates.
Via the Guardian Data blog. To see the full list, go here.
A collaboration between GOOD and Chris Korbey.
Buy a poster of this infographic.
Read & Discuss
Three Years of Silent Retreat
A conversation with one of the West’s only female lamas, Christie McNally.
In late 2010, in the sun scorched highlands of Arizona’s Chirakawa Mountains, some 50 Buddhist students will embark on a retreat. For three years, three months, and three days, they will have no contact with the outside world, and they will not speak a word. The retreat will be lead by Lama Christie McNally, one of the only women in the world to carry…
Read & Discuss
Your Daily Water Use
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.
A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.
GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…
Read & Discuss
The GOOD 100: Humble Pile
Crap Caper: Chicago’s illegal cache of human waste is tomorrow’s gardening gold.
In an undisclosed storage area in Chicago, Nance Klehm has a hidden stockpile of human excrement. When the 1,500-gallon stash finishes its two-year composting cycle next summer, it will be soil as rich as any you could buy at the store—a gardener’s black gold. If it’s discovered by the authorities before then, it’ll be deemed hazardous and removed. The hoard belongs to Humble Pile…
Read & Discuss
Transparency: The Rise of Atheism in America
America has always been a religious country. But a recent study finds that might be changing; The percent of the country who considers themselves atheists is rising rapidly. While they still make up a small minority in comparison to the major religions, the current trends indicate that we may not be one nation, under God, forever. Our latest Transparency is a look at what we believe.
A collaboration between GOOD and Chris Korbey.
We’ve corrected the text…
Read & Discuss
Your Daily Water Use
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We’re headed for a water shortage. Here’s how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.
A collaboration between GOOD and Fogelson-Lubliner.
GOOD and Whole Foods Market have teamed up to bring you a series of infographics and videos on what we eat: where it comes from, what’s in it, and what choices you can make to ensure you’re eating as well…
Read & Discuss
Get Your Volunteer On
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Urban Golf
Certain personal attributes can be advantageous in particular sports. In basketball, height helps. For sprinting, fast twitch muscle fibers are a boon. With golf, a sizable trust fund sure doesn’t hurt. Along with squash and polo, golf has long been considered a patrician pastime. But from Paris to Portland, roving bands of revolutionaries are reclaiming this sport for the masses by taking golf quite literally to the streets. When you combine egalitarian ideals with…
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Dodgeball
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