Magzine September 2006

BUSINESS

The shoe fits

Natalie Dean creates stylish footwear even vegans can love.

 

ENERGY

Blowing against the wind

Five myths that threaten the future of wind power

 

LIFE

If games had come before books…

In his book Everything Bad Is Good For You, Steven Johnson contends that video games and television programs are making us increasingly intelligent. What if video and computer games had been invented first, he wonders, and books had come later?

 

HEALTH

Medical miracles

Spontaneous recovery is common among patients, but rarely talked about by doctors

 

Vaccine against cancer

Oncologist Robert Gorter is seeing success in using patients' own "killer" cells to battle cancer. Ode visited his clinic in Cologne, Germany.

 

SCIENCE

Playing together

The father of the industry emphasizes the social value of games

 

Reading, writing and playing The Sims

What video games can teach educators about improving our schools

 

Watch out for that cancer cell!

A shooting game that makes young cancer patients healthier

 

We can save the world!

Humanity faces a choice between collapsing into chaos and evolving into a sustainable, ethical global community. There's never been a more powerful moment in all history to make a difference in the world.

 

SPIRIT

Chief Confidence Officer

In war-ravaged Macedonia, conflict mediator Elena Gulmadova makes a career of building trust between Muslims and Christians.

 

What my son is actually doing

A mother discovers how her teenager is making friends online

 

The top 200 cities in the world

From Amsterdam to Zanzibar Town, Lonely Planet ranks the best.

 

True dharma confessions

Anne Cushman recounts her adventure seeking romance online through the Buddhist singles Web sites