CHOCOLATE
Kim Mishra and Anian Schreiber cooperated on a new chocolate making process. Imagine picking up a nice juicy apple, but instead of biting into …
KENYAN COAST LINE
Kenyan coast line. Authorities worldwide talk about climate change, but seem to be doing little about it in any concrete way – lobbying groups seem …
WORLD IQ
An article in The Economist caught my attention recently; it was entitled “How to raise world IQ”. The article was based on research in 72 …
WOMEN OF THE NILE
In the 1800s, a trio of women, I have called them “Women of the Nile”, forever changed the study and understanding of ancient Egypt. So …
GREAT GREEN WALL
The Great Green Wall is a project of eleven countries in the Sahel-Sahara region: Thye are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, …
ZANZIBAR REEF RESTORATION
Zanzibar Reef Restoration: Coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea. These critically important ecosystems host more than 25% of all marine life. Climate change, …
RE-EVALUATING ROAD COLLISIONS
Re-evaluating Road collisions: Almost 30 years ago, a revolutionary idea changed the way Europe regarded road collisions. It has probably saved countless lives, but it’s …
TODAY’S PIRATES HAVE TAKEN OFF THE EYE-PATCHES
The only difference between pirates of yesteryear and those of today is that today’s pirates have taken off the eye-patches. However, they are just as …
WATER BUNDS
I have just read a project in Tanzania, based on digging “Water Bunds”, which are a fascinating and simple response to a drying landscape, and …
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
I have been a fan of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program for many years. It was founded in Geneva in 1968, to provide a high-level …