January 2011
The Case Against Economic Disaster Porn →
nevver:
Stop slobbering over abandoned cityscapes! (not pictured)
Adventures of a Gringa: How To Help Rio Flood... →
I decided to combine all of the ways you can donate to help Rio flood victims into a single post, especially because the Brazil Foundation announced today that they will be accepting online donations on behalf of two Rio organizations working to help victims, including VivaRio and Instituto da Criança. The death toll is currently at 744 and growing, and nearly 14,000 people are temporarily...
“I’m not sure how we’ll reach that better place beyond the horizon, but I know...”
– PRESIDENT OBAMA, at the end of his State of the Union address. (via inothernews)
Brave Souls In Haiti →
selva:
The earthquake in Haiti has attracted health professionals and aid workers from around the world. Carmen Maria Romero is a physical therapist from Miami who left everything behind - including her twin sister, Isabel Romero Lara - to work in Haiti. Dan Grech and Kenny Malone of WLRN in Miami first brought us Carmen’s story about 6 months ago. Today, Dan has a followup piece with the...
Village of Vision for Haiti « Hidden World of... →
capucha:
Faced with the pressing needs of the earthquake’s maimed survivors, HAMA (Haitian Amputee Mothers Alliance) plans to take in 100 mothers, 60 of whom are amputees as a result of the earthquake, as well as their children. It aims to provide leading-edge, prosthetic treatment to the amputee women, and the maintenance and support to go with it, so they can resume working and providing...
One year on: Haiti’s quake in context... →
visualoop:
Full interactive here.
Village of Vision for Haiti « Hidden World of... →
capucha:
Faced with the pressing needs of the earthquake’s maimed survivors, HAMA (Haitian Amputee Mothers Alliance) plans to take in 100 mothers, 60 of whom are amputees as a result of the earthquake, as well as their children. It aims to provide leading-edge, prosthetic treatment to the amputee women, and the maintenance and support to go with it, so they can resume working and providing...
Housing 9 billion won't take techno-magic →
emergentfutures:
A vision of the future built not around technical wizardry but democracy, with the engineering on tap but not on top? Not what you would expect from a group of engineers, but the UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers has delivered just that. A report out this week shows how humanity already has at its disposal all the tools to make room for as many as 9 billion people.
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Brave Souls In Haiti →
selva:
The earthquake in Haiti has attracted health professionals and aid workers from around the world. Carmen Maria Romero is a physical therapist from Miami who left everything behind - including her twin sister, Isabel Romero Lara - to work in Haiti. Dan Grech and Kenny Malone of WLRN in Miami first brought us Carmen’s story about 6 months ago. Today, Dan has a followup piece with the...
the magnetic poles are shifting, bollocks! →
Finding your voice in the midst of mediocrity →
visualoop:
Via
Watchcapucha:
Researcher Brene Brown talks about “The power of vulnerability”. Very inspiring.
(Thanks Michelle !)
So you still think the internet is free...... →
visualoop:
Full post here.
Natural Disasters [Interactive], by Galileu... →
visualoop:
See full animation here.
What Google Knows About Men vs. Women →
visualoop:
Via
Notabilia: Visualizing Deletion Discussions on... →
visualoop:
Click here for interactive.