Magzine April 2006

NEWS & MEDIA

The subversive art of Zhimin

Artist Zhimin "Mona" Tang is seen as a threat by China

 

BUSINESS

Greenwood

EcoLeo is a Brazilian lumber company helping to save the rainforest

 

LIFE

A man with balls

On skates he won four Olympic gold medals and broke 11 world records. Now, using sports and games, he's dedicating himself to helping ensure children in poor areas have safe and healthy futures. Ode speaks with Johann Olav Koss.

 

Can soap operas save lives?

Steamy tales of sex, betrayal and suspense can carry important social messages

 

How to tell a great story

 

Let peace and justice ring

In Africa, cell phones call for social change

 

One last thing…

"Shopping defines who you are"

 

School for respect

Dina Abdel Wahab pioneered education where kids with special needs and "normal" kids learn from each other

 

Stories that shake the world

Anyone who wants to save the world must understand the power of marketing to make things better--or worse

 

When one plus one equals one

A wedding gift guides a young couple towards the discovery of true love.

 

HEALTH

Flu fears

The panic over bird flu raises questions about public-health policies and conventional medical treatments

 

SCIENCE

Into the wind

An artwork that sails into the wind

 

Water, water everywhere

New technology lowers the cost of making salt water drinkable

 

SPIRIT

A bridge not too far

The path to peace runs right past our enemies

 

Editor’s letter

Contagious enthusiasm is what creates progress