11 2024 April
Aruba Becomes First Nation to Use the Internet Archive to Back up Their Entire History
The Indigenous population of Aruba was first colonized by the Spanish, and then the Dutch – which has given the Caribbean island a diverse history....
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09 2024 April
AXA’s New Foresight Report Offers 100 Reasons to Love the Future
There are plenty of futurists who will offer you a list of all the ways the world can go wrong, and things could be worse....
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05 2024 March
Ever Wonder Why Certain Flavors Of Chips Are Sold In Some Countries and Not Others? Inside The Secretive World Of Flavor Dust …
If you have ever been to another region of the world and been curious about how they ended up with the various flavors of crisps...
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29 2024 February
Leap Day, the Longest Year and Julius Caesar’s Year of Confusion
Today is February 29th – which apparently is a quite popular day to get married. Some couples think it’s quirky or romantic. And let’s be...
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05 2024 February
The Gen Z Gender Divide
For all the research and articles you might have read about the habits and beliefs from one generation to the next, one assumption has remained...
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10 2024 January
A Rare Roundup of African Startups and Countries to Watch in 2024
In the process of curating this newsletter every week, I read a lot of stories about startups and innovation. Hardly any feature case studies from...
Read Now02 2024 January
How Sound Boxes Are Accelerating Digital Payments Across India
Digital payments are easier than ever in India, but what if you’re a street vendor who accepts them but doesn’t read or write? How could...
Read Now28 2023 December
How To Buy Cultural Souvenirs from Your Vacation in an Ethical Way
On a recent trip to Australia, I reached out to a local tattoo artist for a session. After learning it was inappropriate for someone without...
Read Now26 2023 December
The Most Positive and Uplifting News From 2023 … in an Infographic
Just in time for the end of the year, the team at Information is Beautiful has put together an infographic with all the “positive trends...
Read Now23 2023 December
The 2024 Soft Power Survey Honors Countries Who Still Practice the Art of Diplomacy in Complex Times
Pandas have long been used as a symbol of international cooperation. Known as “envoys of friendship,” the loaning of pandas from China to other nations...
Read Now21 2023 November
Cultural Themes from Apple’s App of the Year Award Finalists
Apple announced all the finalists for their App of the Year awards and the majority are the sorts of apps you would expect. Image manipulation tools and...
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Flushless Toilets, Plastic Reuse, and More Ideas From the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
Imagine a toilet that never needs to be flushed. Arid desert land converted into abundant living spaces. Plastic yellow gallon oil containers upcycled into chairs and...
Read Now19 2023 October
How the Liquid Tree Might Be a Game-Changer for Urban Air Pollution
“We are not trying to replace trees. We are trying to replace benches.” That’s the clever pitch of a project imagined and created by Serbian...
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