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The pursuit of happiness: Finding joy in modern times
Happiness is a strange phenomenon. It is the aggregate of all our struggles and the most basic facet of almost all goals. Happiness is a strange phenomenon because every individual measures it...
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This is the speech you wish you’d had at your graduation
If you went to university – and you made it to graduation – chances are you had a graduation ceremony. If not, here’s the graduation 101: you get a musty, black cape that won’t go superhero no matter...
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Amma: The Chronicles of the hugging Saint
Gurus emerged thousands of years ago in India as learned explainers of the Upanishads, philosophical teachings underpinning the Hindu religion. And today, the tradition is still strong in India....
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This ‘jaw-dropping’ DNA breakthrough could cure cancer and HIV
This week scientists in America reached a breakthrough that could revolutionize medical science, and not only because it has been described by one of the Nobel scientists as “absolutely huge” and...
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Bad luck Jay Z: Young people want celebrities and brands to do social good,...
New research shows that young people are losing trust in people like Jay Z, because they’re ‘not sure what he stands for’ any more. Fair point, kids. Jay Z recently gave away a load of his music to...
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Humans are so smart that we’ve just invented computers that act like our own...
Apparently keen to squeeze in as many 2013 achievements as possible, scientists have just invented computers that act like brains. Scary, but amazing too, considering we pretty much only just invented...
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25 events that show 2013 was the greatest year in history for human progress
As we celebrate the start of a new year (and our 1st birthday!) here at pplkind, it makes sense to look back at how much progress we humans have made this year. And while so many terrible events took...
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Enrol in the greenest, coolest school on the planet this summer
Forget roads, energy and money. Without people, we got nothin’. It’s strange to think of it that way, but the most important kind of investment that any economy makes is in its own people – what...
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Students from 19 countries demand economics teaching shake-up for a better world
Students from 19 countries demand a much-needed shake-up of economics lessons, to better support food security, climate change and a safer future. Writing in an open letter for AlertNet, the smart...
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Brazilian kids learning English by Skyping retired, lonely Americans
Teenagers and old people aren’t the obvious pairing you’d expect to make waves in the positive progress of humankind. But it turns out they’re a dream combo. Young people in Brazil who want to learn...
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