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Head to Head is Al Jazeera's new forum of ideas - a gladiatorial contest tackling big issues such as faith, the economic crisis, democracy and intervention in front of an opinionated audience at the

In 2006, serial entrepreneur and investor Martín Varsavsky - inspired by a conviction that he could cloak the world in free Wi-Fi by encouraging people to share their home connections - founded Fon

www.locallyabundantfilm.com In the summer of 2011, two young Maritimers, Justin Cantafio and Ryan Oickle, departed on a journey that would take them across Canada and back in just under four months

Helping Cities find the Yin and Yang in Transit Expansion and Gentrification Photo credit Most would agree that cities are better off with access to a robust transportation network. Linkages to ...

Due to Sweden's innovative waste-to-energy program and highly efficient recycling habits, the Scandinavian nation faces an interesting dilemma. They have run out of trash. Sweden's waste management

Last week, the digital business publication Quartz hosted a talk about 3D printing, with a discussion panel made up of Lizbeth Arum from Makerbot, Duann Scott from Shapeways, Matthew Griffin from ...

Rapid thawing of the Arctic could trigger a catastrophic "economic timebomb" which would cost trillions of dollars and undermine the global financial system, say a group of economists and polar ...

FOR decades America has underinvested in infrastructure-even though poor roads, delayed flights, crumbling bridges and inefficient buildings are an expensive burden. Deficiencies in roads, bridges ...

The following brief video created by TheRules.org, using data sourced from this website, is the latest vivid demonstration of the most adverse (and dangerous) side effect of nearly five years, and ...