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Mission to Bangladesh; A Personal Voyage of Kindness.
They say that our course through life is guided by our actions, the will to act is the precursor for any action. Anwar “Ash” Khan may have solved one of the most important equations a young man can solve, he has done so by removing himself from it, and putting those less fortunate first. I … Continue reading
Brazilian kids learning English by Skyping retired, lonely Americans
Teenagers and old people aren’t the obvious pairing you’d expect to make waves in the positive progress of humankind. But it turns out they’re a dream combo. Young people in Brazil who want to learn English are Skyping with elderly Americans who just want to chat with someone. And they’re becoming best mates. The incredibly … Continue reading
Students from 19 countries demand economics teaching shake-up for a better world
Students from 19 countries demand a much-needed shake-up of economics lessons, to better support food security, climate change and a safer future. Writing in an open letter for AlertNet, the smart students point out the word is an ugly financial mess, and the economics lessons that are setting the students on a path to fixing the mess, are not actually … Continue reading
Enrol in the greenest, coolest school on the planet this summer
Forget roads, energy and money. Without people, we got nothin’. It’s strange to think of it that way, but the most important kind of investment that any economy makes is in its own people — what economists romantically call “human capital”. As one of the best ways to do this is with education, then maybe we … Continue reading
25 events that show 2013 was the greatest year in history for human progress
As we celebrate the start of a new year (and our 1st birthday!) here at pplkind, it makes sense to look back at how much progress we humans have made this year. And while so many terrible events took place, it actually looks like 2013 was one of our greatest years in history for positive evolution. … Continue reading
Humans are so smart that we’ve just invented computers that act like our own brains
Apparently keen to squeeze in as many 2013 achievements as possible, scientists have just invented computers that act like brains. Scary, but amazing too, considering we pretty much only just invented computers. By looking at the way human brains work, scientists have designed computer chips that have the ability to learn from their own mistakes, … Continue reading
Bad luck Jay Z: Young people want celebrities and brands to do social good, NOT just make money
New research shows that young people are losing trust in people like Jay Z, because they’re ‘not sure what he stands for’ any more. Fair point, kids. Jay Z recently gave away a load of his music to Samsung mobile users, a move which turned out to be the second least popular celebrity deal of … Continue reading
This ‘jaw-dropping’ DNA breakthrough could cure cancer and HIV
This week scientists in America reached a breakthrough that could revolutionize medical science, and not only because it has been described by one of the Nobel scientists as “absolutely huge” and “jaw-dropping”. Keep your jaws on the floor, because the discovery means we awesome humans can now alter our own genomes. And by that, we … Continue reading
Amma: The chronicles of the hugging saint
Gurus emerged thousands of years ago in India as learned explainers of the Upanishads, philosophical teachings underpinning the Hindu religion. And today, the tradition is still strong in India. Amritanandamayi is an Indian Guru from Parayakadavu (now partially known as Amma), was born to a family of fishermen, she was the third child of Sugunanandan and … Continue reading
This is the speech you wish you’d had at your graduation
If you went to university – and you made it to graduation – chances are you had a graduation ceremony. If not, here’s the graduation 101: you get a musty, black cape that won’t go superhero no matter how you ride it, and a tight-ass hat that funnels your face into unfounded shapes that will … Continue reading
The pursuit of happiness: Finding joy in modern times
Happiness is a strange phenomenon. It is the aggregate of all our struggles and the most basic facet of almost all goals. Happiness is a strange phenomenon because every individual measures it differently. In an article by Pascale Harter for the BBC: Researchers at the World Happiness Database in Rotterdam (and yes that’s a real place), believe we … Continue reading
Our next evolution (part 3) : Brave New World.
“As long as man has roamed this world, we’ve sought and invented new means to augment our minds and bodies. Evolution is painstakingly slow, but in our DNA is writ of imagination and the will to be smarter, better, faster, stronger. Man has learned to define its own evolution by building. And the most elemental … Continue reading
Our next evolution (part 2) : the rise of the SMART Screen Society.
In my last post I talked about our renaissance with information (part 1,Voices from the ether); how everything was now within reach.. global news, big events. Life today is lived through the myriad of screens that surround us. From smartphones to tablets, we are now connected wherever we go, wherever we are. According to go-gulf: – Out … Continue reading
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