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Ode Blog
Biking for a cleaner, healthier and better world
Today is “Bike to Work” day and I celebrated the day as prescribed: biking from home to work. In my case that was a two-hour ride from Marin County, north of San Francisco, to Ode’s offices in downtown San Francisco. When I reached my desk I did an interesting calculation and I discovered that I have spent 0.6% of my entire life on a bike. more
Magazine
The honeymoon effect
Biologist Bruce Lipton on how to use the creative wishes of the conscious mind to lead a healthier, happier life. more
A way up for women in business
The physical and mental challenge of climbing Africa’s highest peak was used to encourage female business students to work together. more
Helping people help NPOs
Nonprofit organizations play important roles in such areas as education, social welfare, public health and medical services and environmental protection in communities; after the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami, they have also been active in disaster relie… more
Study: 90 percent of endangered species recovering on time
A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by federal scientists. The review examined population trends of plants and animals protected by the Endangered Specie… more
The founder of TreeHugger and his apartment of the future
Yet Mr. Hill, the 41-year-old founder of TreeHugger, a Web site that made environmentalism attractive and aspirational by promoting a global, modern vision of sustainable design, has shown that he can profit from his own very sincere idealism and good taste. more
Old films to help recover people’s forgotten past
Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss. more
Japan’s economy grows 1.0% on rebuilding spending
Japan’s economy grows by 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous three months, official figures show. more
Social media is reinventing how business is done
Red Robin and other companies are using Facebook-like technology to share information and simply rethink the old way of doing things. more
Oldest living kidney donor pleased ‘to feel useful’
An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says. more
Teacher takes yoga to the great outdoors
“Outside yoga is a little different. Instead of closing ourselves from the world, we’re going to bring everything in,” said Enderle, who guided students to the benefits of each yoga pose and movement. more
Paralysed woman uses mind to move robotic arm
A quadriplegic woman has used her mind to control a robotic arm, taking a sip from a drink bottle unassisted for the first time in 15 years. more