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Global / Positive People, Wellbeing
15 May 2013
Paul Ellson talks to Bob Roth, director of the David Lynch Foundation, about transcendental meditation and the organisation's plans to one day set up ‘peace universities’ on every continent
14 May 2013
Scotland has become the second country in the UK, and the world, after Wales, to gain the accolade
13 May 2013
Last year’s brutal attack against a young woman in Delhi caused a worldwide outcry, igniting calls for changes in women’s rights. Lorenza Bacino examines what progress is being made in India, and the obstacles it faces
UK / Community, Economics & Innovation
03 May 2013
What began as an exercise in supporting her local economy quickly turned into a full exploration of independent Bristol. Rin Simpson explains why the city's indie culture makes for a fine model that could be replicated nationwide
01 May 2013
Food growing and nutritional cooking classes could form part of the national curriculum from 2014, but the changes might be scrapped following criticism from industry
24 Apr 2013
When Hannah Brencher started leaving inspirational notes around New York, she had no idea of the positive effect she was having on strangers’ lives. Here, she talks to Lucy Purdy about the power of kind words and the fight against loneliness
18 Apr 2013
A new breed of online courses offers in-depth learning for free, from anywhere in the world. Nicola Slawson tries one out and considers the effects Massive Open Online Courses will have on traditional education
21 Mar 2013
Bright young Scottish scientists now have the chance to visit CERN, the home of pioneering particle research
19 Mar 2013
The announcement of prison closures across the UK has caused controversy, but it’s not all bad news, explains Caspar Walsh
New York homicide falls to 40-year low
05 Mar 2013
Murders in New York City have decreased significantly, mirroring trends across the rest of the United States
22 Feb 2013
The official Crime Survey of England and Wales reveals a significant drop in crime, with similar results reported in Scotland
04 Feb 2013
Thembi Mutch looks at the reality of volunteering in Africa and gives advice on how to make it work for all parties involved
25 Jan 2013
Dr Mark Williamson, director of Action for Happiness, responds to the results of the first national assessment of UK values
25 Jan 2013
Far-reaching research into people’s values indicates that people feel positively about the UK on a local level, but feel that their values are not reflected in how the country operates at a national level
12 Jan 2013
A group of keenly minded mentors are spreading their wisdom around London in a venture set to enrich the lives of both young and old
10 Jan 2013
The Nepalese government has launched an ambitious new programme which aims to eradicate illiteracy in the country by 2015
UK / Community, Economics & Innovation
09 Jan 2013
A new report from the TUC has shown that the British public largely supports the welfare system once it realises where benefit money actually goes. Natalie Revie speaks to four people whose lives are examples of the positive effects it can have
UK / Economics & Innovation, Environment, Positive People
07 Dec 2012
Jeremy Wickremer joins the audience for a public conversation between Charles Eisenstein and Polly Higgins, two ‘visionaries of a new world’
Video: Sacred Economics and Sacred Law
UK / Economics & Innovation, Environment, Positive People
07 Dec 2012
Working in the fields of law and economics, Polly Higgins and Charles Eisenstein share the belief that all life is sacred and see this understanding as the basis for a prosperous future. At a public event in London in November 2012, they spoke about their life paths and shared their visionary ideas.