Jeff Hanson has a visual impairment himself but has used his talent as an artist to hugely benefit those less fortunate.
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Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study
Researchers in Finland have found that high-risk-taking participants in a study displayed more white matter, which contains the brain’s neural superhighways. The experiment involved measuring the participants’ brain activity while they played a driving video game.
Michael Lewis on Princeton Speech: I Aimed To Give Something Unexpected
In a follow-up to his 2012 speech at Princeton University’s graduation ceremony, author Michael Lewis discusses success and luck with NewsHour journalist Jeffrey Brown in this video.
Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive, But They Are Making It To Work
In this radio piece, Morning Edition’s Deborah Amos profiles a start-up online advertising agency in Saudi Arabia with an all-female staff.
5 Qualities of Incredibly Heroic Leaders
What traits do the truly heroic among us have in common?
Pol Pot’s Shadow
In the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge, led by the dictator Pol Pot, took over the southeast Asian nation of Cambodia. The regime uprooted and destroyed countless lives, killing nearly two million of its own people. Cambodians today have yet to come to terms with the horrors of that time.
How the Five Web Literacies Are Becoming Essential Survival Skills
Despite the hue and cry that technology isolates people, social sciences author Howard Rheingold argues that it in fact enhances our capacity to interact with each other and together build a better world.
Adapting to a New Culture
This is a story told by Yukiko Nishimura about the difficulties facing her and how she overcame them, having moved to the United States from Japan.
What’s it like to live without nature?
Miranda Andersen, a 13-year-old living near Vancouver, gave a TEDx speech on nature-deficit disorder in October 2012. In this article she talks about what nature means to her creativity, health, and well-being, and her passion and motivation to care for all living and natural things.
Tony Griffin and Karl Swan: Soar
SOAR is an organization in Ireland which provides programs for young people aged between 10 and 18 that focus on positive life skills, self-confidence and self-esteem. Gripped by the impact of a similar project in Australia, Tony Griffin and Karl Swan were totally inspired to realize the potential of this work for Ireland’s youth. Click the left-side links for more information.
I Wonder What It’s Like To Be Dyslexic
To give people an idea of what it’s like to have dyslexia, Sam Barclay, a UK graphic designer, produced a typographic visual representation of how he sees text on a page.
Stray dog Arthur bonds with adventure team
As a Swedish team endured one of the hardest races in the world, they had an unlikely participant join them through to the end of the grueling challenge.
Anne Frank’s diary is now free to download despite copyright dispute
On January 1, 70 years after her death, Anne Frank’s diary (in the Dutch language) was available free to download, read, and distribute.
How to Stop Negative Thinking
What attributes and skills do you need to pursue and achieve your goals? Learn five techniques here to help stop negative thinking.
How Living Off the Grid Works
People who choose to live “off the grid” often do so for environmental reasons. This article explains the steps to take to disconnect from public utiltites.
Luck and Skill Untangled: The Science of Success
Science writer Samuel Arbesman and financial analyst Michael Mauboussin discuss the relationship between skill and luck and how it affects success.
The North Carolina Way
In a traditionally male-dominated field, women are leading North Carolina’s food industry.
Why Success Makes Us Risk Averse
Psychologist Ruth Blatt uses music as an example to explain how achieving success can often lead to risk aversion.
What Explains the Rise of Humans?
Other animals have intelligence, cooperation, and the use of tools, but only humans have imagination. This key trait allows us to treat abstract things like money, religion, and nations as though they are concrete, leading to our domination of the planet.
Post-Traumatic Stress’s Surprisingly Positive Flip Side
Soldiers and victims of tragedies often struggle to cope with the trauma they have endured. But some researchers are finding truth in the old saying that what doesn’t kill someone makes him or her stronger.