Energy Efficient Process Discovered to Turn Seawater into Freshwater
The new method - electrochemically mediated seawater desalination - uses no membranes, is considerably simpler than conventional methods, and is so low-energy that it can be performed with the energy provided by store-bought batteries.
General and Complete Disarmament in 50 Years on the Basis of Global Harmony
“We must shift the arms race into a peace race.”– Martin Luther King Jr. The GHA calls the peacemaking organizations and all people all over the world to send this petition to your members and friends by posting it in the media, social networks and the Internet and translating it [...]
Acting, Gaming, Simulating for Peace
Who says that violence is cooler and more fun than peace? Sure, with all the violence glorified in movies, TV shows, and video games, by toy guns and action hero dolls it’s easy to see how violence has been made more attractive and why it’s the “easy” alternative to use [...]
Medicines hitchhike with Coca Cola to save lives
Value Chains British nonprofit Colalife knows how to enjoy a Coke--its medicine gets to rural Zambians in Coke crates--but even medical supplies need local flavor to be successful.The nonprofit’s AirPod is a pouch of medical supplies that can fit between the bottles on a Coke crate. The target: diarrhea, one [...]
Helen Keller on Optimism
“Doubt and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend.” Decades before the dawn of the positive psychology movement and a century before what neuroscience has taught us about the benefits of optimism, Helen Keller — the remarkable woman who grew up without sight [...]
Happiness on the Streets
The streets could be a good place for people to share their happiness and spend time with each other. A government with a wise policy and plan can create this Happiness on the streets. There were many among the crowds who were not there to celebrate the election. They had not [...]