CUT AND PASTE
I wanted to write something about Collage art. But I didn't have time to cut and paste from Wikipedia. Silvia di Paolo
How Climate Change Threatens our Morning Tea
On a summer day in San Francisco, I found myself wandering China Town with my roommate. Vibrant colors lined the street, and the wafting aroma of delicious food from seemingly endless restaurants filled the air. One shop, however, caught our
Lavolio – The art of confectionary
Lavolio is a new boutique confectionary brand. Sweets made by artisans with the best quality ingredients and using a traditional Italian technique that results in a combination of flavours making the act of eating each of them a total experience. The
Eone The Bradley Timepiece
Close your eyes. Now, tell me, what time is it? --a seemingly simple question yet virtually impossible to answer for someone who is blind. A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to meet Tim Fleschner, the director of marketing &
The United Nations: The Reset and Syria’s St. Bernard
World Food Programme, Executive Board, 25 May 2015. This was a memorable day - the WFP Executive Director, Ms. Ertharin Cousin, made a highly remarked opening address, exclaiming: “the United Nations is 70 years old this year, it needs a
Resurrection of Ancient Animals and Plants: Is Man next?
In America, scientists who are thinking hard about the future have found an intellectual home in the Long Now Foundation. Founded some 20 years ago, this private foundation brings together people who are into “long thinking”, promoting a slower culture
The Modern, AltPop Perspective
Altpop should be defined as genre that experiments with popular categories of music of all eras and shows the vision and influences of the specific artist. Now that the music industry has reached a modern era, it seems the right time
How Well Prepared are Politicians and Does it Matter?
Should Politicians pass an EXAM like diplomats do, in order to represent their country / people ? That question was recently asked on Voice Polls, a new, fast-growing online site that gathers people's opinion, you can see it here . Or
Energy Crisis in South Africa
Over the past few months, South Africa's Eskom (Electrical Supply Commission) have had to implement heavy load shedding. Also known as rolling blackouts, these planned periods of electricity cuts are not new to South Africa. They are undertaken in order to reduce the
Guy&Max – Artisans of the Future
From craftsmanship to 3D printing Guy & Max are pioneers in the future of jewelry making. I had the privilege to interview this dynamic duo in order to understand how technology is marrying into craftsmanship to create jewels of the
Nepal – Reaching higher together
Nepal is home to eight of the 14 tallest mountains on the planet. I’ve just returned from three days there. In my job, I see a lot of disasters, but the devastation in Nepal against the backdrop of its natural and
Academia, the Key to Success
Academia has a key role to play in making agricultural investment successful Policy processes such as investment planning require consensus building and careful management of competing claims and interests. However, they also need to be based on hard facts and analysis: