Seeing Red: Richard Mosse’s Unbelievable Photographs Of The Congo
Seas of green become magenta through the lens of Irish documentary photographer Richard Mosse. The 2014 winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize and 2013 Irish representative at the Venice...
View ArticleThe Nature of War: A Veteran Recalls His Unlikely Friendship with Two Iraqi Boys
In this sad and beautiful cartoon, Oklahoma Army National Guard Specialist Justin Cliburn tells of his deployment in Iraq, where he formed an unlikely friendship with two young boys. He speaks with his...
View ArticleFeel-Good Pranks With A Purpose: Prank It Forward
Who doesn’t love a good prank? Break certainly does and they’ve even stepped it up a notch with Prank It Forward. These pranks aren’t only good, they are also for good. Watching this series will make...
View ArticleOne Photographer’s Journey to Document the Human Struggle with Water
Water. Humans need it to survive and thrive. Yet 17% of the global human population does not have access to a clean or reliable source. The UN has warned that by the year 2025, 3.4 billion people will...
View ArticleThe DreamBox Encourages Everyone to Follow Their Dreams and Be Inspired By...
What is your greatest aspiration in life? This is the exact question that has been answered by thousands of people inside of the DreamBox. It’s a solar-powered video booth that records individuals...
View ArticleA Recovered Sound Clip Brings Pure Happiness To A Sweet, Old Man In London
We all have digital files stored on our phones that hold an irreplaceable sentimental value. Maybe it’s a photo with a loved one who has passed away, a video of your baby taking his first steps, or a...
View ArticleA Rechargeable LED Cork That Turns Ordinary Bottles into Lamps
Have a few empty bottles around? Turn them into table lamps. Check out bottlelights, a new cork-shaped LED light product that can be plugged (pun intended) into a bottle to illuminate it from within....
View ArticleThis Organization Sends Left-Over Burning Man Bikes to Namibia, Africa
When a couple Australians and a New Zealander went to Burning Man for the first time in 2013, they had a surprising revelation. It wasn’t that everything they ever knew in life was untrue or that the...
View ArticleThis ‘Lucky’ Iron Fish Can Make You Stronger
It might not look like much, but this small iron fish can save lives. Canadian science graduate Dr. Christopher Charles traveled to Cambodia six years ago, where he discovered that anaemia was a huge...
View ArticleUnwanted: Website Highlights the Shocking War Against Daughters in India
Designer Tania Boa has just released a data-driven project that highlights an incredible yet overlooked issue: every 50 seconds, a parent in India kills their daughter. India is a hugely patriarchal...
View ArticleMexican Startup Transforms Plastic Waste into Affordable Housing
The world has an incredible plastic waste problem. Each year enough is thrown away to circle the earth 4 times, with some 10-20 million tons reaching the ocean where it harms sea life, kills birds and...
View ArticleAi Weiwei Wraps Berlin’s Konzerthaus with 14,000 Refugee Life Vests
The five-columns of Berlin’s Konzerthaus concert hall have taken on a bright orange hue in a new work by Ai Weiwei (featured previously). The installation uses 14,000 discarded life jackets from...
View Article#TBT: Ben Franklin’s Advice to Pay It Forward
Benjamin Franklin is known for many things, particularly his advice and reflections on morality, practical living, and self-discipline, catalogued in many personal letters and items written underpen...
View ArticleWhat Does Dyslexia Feel Like? This Site Shows You
Dyslexia is a disorder that makes it difficult to read and interpret words, letters, and other symbols. Anyone who struggles with dyslexia knows how frustrating it can be—but it’s even more frustrating...
View ArticleTrain Commuters in Bangladesh Have ‘Nothing to Hold On To’
Your commute might be really boring, but at least its safer than riding perched on the top of a speeding train with nothing to hold on to. That’s the daily experience for many commuters and travellers...
View ArticleA Single GIF Delivers a Powerful Message for Women’s History Month
It was a simple GIF, but when Brooklyn-based illustrator Libby Vanderploeg’s posted the moving image “Lift Each Other Up” in honor of International Women’s Day, it quickly spread across social feeds. A...
View Article#HospitalGlam Selfies Turn Medical Treatments into Incredible Photo Ops
Going to the hospital is no fun—especially if you’re in regular treatment for an illness. The sterile medical environment, the uncomfortable procedures, and the endless waiting can test the physical...
View Article#TBT: Remembering the Capitol Crawl Rally That Convinced Congress to Pass the...
Today we’re used to seeing ramps and retrofitting in public spaces to allow accessibility, and it’s taken for granted that employers can’t discriminate against those with disabilities. But these...
View ArticleShocking Diabetes Ads Feature Wounds Made of Sweets
Diabetes is a serious disease that causes many problems, the worst of which are painful foot sores that can require amputation. The idea is unpleasant, but it’s why public education about the condition...
View Article31 Beautiful Pieces of Art Created After the Brussels Terror Attacks
When tragedy strikes, as it did in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday with another violent terrorist attack, the global community responds in many ways. Artists, of course, tend to respond in their own...
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