Lance Armstrong and the Contagion of Unethical Behavior
The dangers of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal reach far beyond performance-enhancing drugs.
Social Issues - Articles
Philanthropic Opportunities for Climate Adaptation
Why climate adaptation matters, and five powerful pathways for funders to fuel change.
Ideas Changing Minds or Money Changing Hands?
Development cooperation support for social innovators is an opportunity that calls for a focus on social and ecological funds and the networks that regenerate and sustain them.
Closing the Divide
With the ever-widening wealth gap, we as a society need to break out of the traditional philanthropic mold.
Keeping Climate Change Out of the Presidential Campaign
The complete absence of climate change from the first two presidential debates was the best thing that could have happened to the cause.
Sustainable Development in India
The restoration of the Bangalore Lakes can catalyze an overall sustainable transformation of the various districts of Bangalore—as well as reclaim an important historical connection for the city.
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Hotel Africa: The Politics of Escape
Hotel Africa offers a new African narrative, one that spans the economy, politics, and more from the perspective of an author on the ground.
A Different Africa
A new book sheds light on realities that invite us to understand and engage Africa and Africans more deeply.
Podcast
Teaching with Interactive Simulations
Katherine Perkins discusses what differentiates Physics Education Technology (PhET), and the range of students that have benefited.
Where are the Rio+20 Billions for Distributed Solar?
India and Africa are ideal markets for distributed solar—will some of the $513 billion in commitments made at Riio+20 get deployed there?