Giving to non-profits

Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses). In this bold talk, he says: Let's change the way we think about changing the world.

Hyeonseo Lee's escape from North Korea

The fight to end poverty (Bono)

Bono traces the fight for equality from Moses to Facebook and offers the possible hope of 'poverty' (in its limited lexical sense) being eradicated by 2013

Agile and creative families

Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.

The Secret to desire in a long term relationship by Esther Perel

Israel and Iran: A love story?

Hans Rosling: Stats that reshape your worldview

"The improvement of the world must be highly contexualized.  It's not relevant to have it only at the regional level.  It must be more detailed."