NEWS & MEDIA
Good news! Soaring energy costs could get even worse, spurring a new era in which people make clean power for themselves.
BUSINESS
Carrying the torchHow to keep socially responsible investments on the right track.
More than 40 percent of Africa’s people are under 15—and they’re getting ready to change the way the continent works.
Ode checks in with Vijay Mahajan, author of Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think, of which you’ll find an exclusive excerpt in the October 2008 issue.
ENERGY
Silicon Valley plans to clean up by investing in green energy.
LIFE
Rebekah and Stephen Hren took a 75-year-old house and turned it into a model zero-carbon home. Here’s how.
HEALTH
Want to make the most of preventive medicine? Supplement your annual physical with the ancient Chinese technique of pulse diagnosis.
Tracing the neurological roots of empathy.
SPIRIT
Frank Ferrante allowed a film crew to record his transformation from obese drug addict to clean, serene grad student. Now he’s coming soon to a theatre near you.
COMMENTARIES
Four ways to recharge your energy while you're changing the world.
FOOD
Fancy butterRediscover our old spreadable friend.
TURNING WORDS
ONE LAST THING...
While scientists may regard penicillin or vaccinations as the greatest medical breakthroughs of all, Jack Sim claims toilets have done more for our health. Sim, founder of the Singapore-based World Toilet Organization, wants everyone to have access to a clean and safe toilet.
The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
