This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the early COVID-19 vaccine campaigns in South Sudan, Gabon and Somalia, just 30% of people vaccinated were women—raising concerns that women were being left behind across Africa as well…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a heightened sense of urgency leading up to COP26, the 2021 installment of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, which will be held in Glasgow from October…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There once was a time, even in living memory, when polio was a global threat that paralyzed children at alarming rates. Now, it has been almost entirely eliminated. Cases and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Heifer International has been on a 77-year journey to end hunger and poverty, not just in response to the greatest challenges of the times, but also with the goal of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From opposite sides of the Atlantic, Shaady Salehi of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project (TBP Project) and Ben Cairns of the Institute for Voluntary Action Research’s (IVAR) “Open and Trusting” initiative are working to radically…
Climate change touches every aspect of human life, and global sports are no exception. Shortening winter seasons pose an existential threat to snow sports. Legendary British Open golf courses have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. WIRED magazine editor Chris Anderson declared “The End of Theory” in 2008, arguing that “big data” had rendered traditional scientific theory and testing irrelevant. Even for the often-triumphalist magazine, Anderson’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are facing a “triple planetary crisis”—climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and a human health crisis. What is the connecting thread through all these crises? Dysfunctional food systems that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just a few months ago, we almost sang a song of triumph in the fight against the pandemic. The infection numbers drastically decreased in countries with high vaccination rates. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is an ever-growing range of treatments to support mental health. Yet, we know little about what helps prevent or treat anxiety and depression in young people, and why – so we’re funding researchers across the world to better understand approaches to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change has led to hotter seas across the world: in 2018 European water temperatures reached record levels, and a marine heatwave in the north-east Pacific devastated marine life. Less predictably, global heating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While some nations have made significant progress in reducing harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), and women are more represented in government than ever, several other…