For generations, the Tarahumara have depended on distance running as a practical way of getting from one place to another. Roads aren’t common in the vast, remote Sierra Madre wilderness they call home. more
“Watching clouds is a great excuse for doing nothing,” says Pretor-Pinney. In preparation for a lecture about clouds, he thought he’d give the subject more prestige by naming it The Cloud Appreciation Society. At the lecture’s end, so many people asked him where they could become members that he decided to actually found it. more
When University of Utah biology professors learned that the owner of Entrada Ranch, 380 remote acres in red-rock country, was looking to sell the land to someone who would conserve it, they scrambled to find a way to establish a field research station there. more
It’s called oral history: stories based on the recollected experiences of people who were eyewitnesses to major events. These stories are becoming more and more important as magazines and TV chronicle the experiences of “ordinary” people, from the eyewitness accounts of the 9/11 attacks to American Idol. more
Award-winning filmmaker Emily James is something of a sensation in the United Kingdom. Originally from Berkeley, California, James moved to Britain to get her professional degrees in film and television at Cambridge University. While her work covers a variety of subjects, some of her most lauded projects focus on the subject of climate change. more
These days you can either drink your milk or wear it, thanks to the inventiveness of German microbiologist-cum-designer Anke Domaske from Hannover. more
How storytelling feeds our craving for connection and social change. more
The implications of barter for knowledge can be quite profound, ranging from connecting students and teachers in a more egalitarian, personal way to nurturing a climate of healthy interdependence, in which individuals learn to benefit through the work they do for their communities. more
Operated by Fundación Paraguaya, the the San Francisco Agriculture School gives students with agricultural backgrounds the chance to live and study in a self-sustaining organic community. more
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The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
