Is Breastfeeding Always Best?
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Meet London Agency Creative Director Matt Scutt
Matt Scutt is the Creative Director of London Agency, working across a variety of mediums: photography, television and music. Although he started off as a painter, he quickly discovered his considerable talent for the arts and graphic design. He started using Instagram as a way to share pictures for
An Honest And Ironic Job Description Of A Doctor
Reflecting on the state of the healthcare system in the United States brings many to consider better constructs to aid those that are sick and ailing. But, how often do we reflect on the state of our physician's and their
On the Streets with Chandan Khanna
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An Accelerator with a Development Impact
HOW THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME USES INNOVATION TO FIGHT HUNGER My first introduction to the United Nations and organizations such as the World Food Programme came in secondary school as a delegate for Libya at The Hague International Model United Nations.
Impakter Essay: The Obesity Epidemic
Convergence of Culture, Commerce, and Communications An epidemic of obesity has been acknowledged for several years in the US, with creeping increases in the age ranges affected—down to young children—and now across borders, as more countries adopt unhealthy American dietary patterns.(1) While obesity
How a Pope Saved a Forest
"… most people believe that trees die when they are felled, and woods disappear because they are cut down. The reality is more complex…” - Oliver Rackham, founding father of landscape ecology A prime example of this is a beautiful forest area
Traveling the World with Elise Sterck
Elise Sterck is a social influencer with a passion for traveling, environmental protection, and mountain sports. Photographing the places she gets to experience has become a recent pursuit, as she wants to be able to share the beauty of the
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for All – Youth Lighting up the World
A Closer Look at Solar for Life's Role Editor’s Note: This is the seventh piece in a collaborative series on the Sustainable Development Goals. See the introduction to the series here. Goal 7, to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for
Tinier than Tiny Paintings by Lorraine Loots: Go Tiny or Go Home!
It’s the Small Things That Count. In 2013, Lorraine Loots gave herself a heck of challenge: making one painting a day for a full year! Since then, this 29-year-old miniaturist painter from South Africa has turned this passion of hers into