Motorbikes Can Help Save Lives
Riding motorbikes is a great leveller. It doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or where you're from, motorbikes really bond people. But they do more than that. They can also save lives. It's no...
View ArticleUrban Farmers Are Growing Our "Food Empathy"
Can urban food-growing really have an impact? Is urban food-growing just a big fat waste of time when we know there will be five billion people living in cities in the next 20 years? Can it really have...
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CDC's Top 10: Five for 2013, Five for 2014
Five Bests for 2013: Best Payoff of an Ad: More than 100,000 people quit smoking for good thanks to our Tips from Former Smokers campaign. Best Use of Cool New Tools: We stopped a listeria infection...
View ArticleTortured at Random
Miriam López had just finished the school run. Suddenly, two balaclava-wearing men grabbed this 30-year-old mother of four and forced her into a white van. It was in 2011, at Ensenada near Mexico's...
View ArticleCan We Disrupt Poverty By Changing How Poor Parents Talk To Their Kids?
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Small children in the most talkative homes hear, on average, 20,000 to 30,000 words in a day. That number may sound implausible. But all of the overheard conversations, nursery rhymes,...
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Nurse's Small Act Of Kindness Was The Best Medicine For Her Elderly Patient
The smallest acts of kindness can be the best medicine. That's what Lori Mesko, a registered nurse at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich., recently learned. She told The Huffington Post in an...
View ArticleGoogle Sums Up 2013 In 1 Minute And 30 Seconds. The Result May Surprise You
Google is on a mission to show you the top world events of 2013. Why? Because a lot of good happened this year. It's not too surprising that some highlights this year were celeb-centric (i.e. "the...
View ArticleBill And Melinda Gates Foundations Names Health Expert As New CEO
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has named Susan Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, as its new CEO. An oncologist by training, Desmond-Hellmann is the...
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Service to the North: An Unforgettable Adventure
"I don't know where I am going. But I am on an adventure. A beautiful, breathtaking, and heart-wrenching adventure." -- An excerpt from the first day of Service to the North in Indianapolis, Indiana...
View ArticleWho Would Let A Dog Suffer This Way? (PHOTOS)
A Doberman puppy was dropped off at a veterinary hospital in Surrey on Dec. 6 in a heartbreaking condition. "Prudence" was left at the clinic anonymously, starving and suffering from demodectic mange,...
View ArticleHow Do You Get A Job After A Revolution?
I am Ibrahim Sobhi, 24 years old, born in a city in the middle delta of Egypt called ElSanta. I have 4 sisters and I am the eldest one of them. In Egypt to be the eldest means you are the hope of good...
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21 Photos That Prove 2013 Was A Year Of Triumphs, No Matter How Small
The year's happiest moments make everything worth it. As with any year, 2013 was far from perfect. While it's natural to reflect on the worst of the past 12 months, we'd like to remember the moments...
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'The Manliest Thing About Me Is...' Series Defines Masculinity In An Amazing Way
"I write love letters to myself every day." "My ability to show pure emotion." "I think critically and stand up." These are the thoughts one group of men shared when asked what the manliest thing about...
View ArticleWhy Older Adults Face More Danger in Natural Disasters
The pictures from the Philippines were hard to watch. The devastation from Typhoon Haiyan is widespread, but, as in many natural disasters, older people have been disproportionately hurt. More than a...
View ArticleOrlando, Guide Dog Who Saved Blind Owner, Assured Good Home
NEW YORK (AP) — The guide dog that leaped onto subway tracks after his blind owner lost consciousness and fell off a station platform is assured a loving home after his retirement. Cecil Williams, who...
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I Didn't Fix the Water Crisis, and I'm OK With That
An old boss used to say, "You're not going to fix the water crisis drilling one bore hole at a time." I get it -- water security is a complex issue, and scalability is a key measure of long-term...
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All I Want for Christmas Is to Save More Children's Lives
Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under five years old -- approximately 760,000 deaths every year. It is also the leading cause of malnutrition in children under five. Each...
View ArticleAn 'Unexpected Choir' Of Recovering Cancer Patients Raises Awareness Of The...
An "Unexpected Choir" comprised of 12 laryngectomy patients recovering from cancer performed heart-wrenching renditions of the Beatles' "All You Need is Love" and "She Loves You" at the São Paulo...
View ArticleThe Events That Mattered Most In 2013 Remind Us What's Important (VIDEO)
The runners that kept running after they finished the Boston Marathon. Malala Yousafzai's defiant speech at the United Nations. Marriage equality in England and Wales. BatKid's adorable heroism....
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The Power of the Pledge
The cross and the Star of David. The American flag and the Olympic Rings. The mouse ears and the bitten apple. Since the beginning of time, the power of a simple, iconic visual image has been one of...
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