News: September 2007

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NEW EXCLUSIVE

WorldChanging Ideas for a Sustainable Future

At the planet's most-read website on sustainability, Alex Steffen covers the innovative solutions for tackling the world's toughest problems

"Taken together, the solutions [found at WorldChanging] present a picture of a future that is not dark or catastrophic, but one that is full of hope and within our grasp."
– Al Gore,
Foreword to WorldChanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century

WorldChanging founder Alex Steffen works from a simple premise: that the ideas and models for building a better future are already here. Many of these solutions can be found at the WorldChanging website—and in the bestselling book of the same name—which covers vital topics such as responsible consumerism, greening our cities and industry, and social justice for all. In his eye-opening talks, Steffen shows us that changing the world doesn't have to conflict with living the life you want—that being a good citizen can lead to a prosperous, rewarding and exciting life.

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NEW EXCLUSIVE

Alan Weisman Imagines The World Without Us

The phenomenal bestseller provides a unique perspective of life on the planet

Alan Weisman's audacious thought experiment—what would happen if humans were to vanish from Earth?—has become, in this year of environmental re-awakening, a major flash point of controversy, debate and, importantly, hope for the future. In The World Without Us, his critically acclaimed national bestseller, Weisman does not suggest that the planet would be better off with us gone. His real point, presented in a wholly original way, is that there are many things we can realisitcally do—in the short, medium, and long term—to live in balance, not conflict, with the rest of nature. Time's chief book critic, Lev Grossman, calls it, "the best non-fiction book I've read this year."

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Lisa Randall Surveys the State of Science in America

One of the most-cited scientists of the decade explores what is good and what is troubling in the field today

In Discover this month, Lisa Randall writes that America has dominated science for the last fifty years; today, however, its dominance may be waning: many great minds are choosing business over science, religion is often impeding scientific research, the current administration is largely ignoring scientific advice on climate change, and Europe is emerging as a major contender. But Randall—the author of Warped Passages, her bestselling masterpiece on string theory—remains hopeful: any scientific advance, regardless of country, is good. And in America, science still thrives, as witnessed by the thirst for new scientific information in the public at large.

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IN THIS ISSUE:
WorldChanging: Alex Steffen
The World Without Us
State of Science in America
Barack Obama Interview
Steven Pinker's New Book

Steven Pinker Ponders The Stuff of Thought

The bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize nominee examines how our words explain our nature

In his new book, The Stuff of Thought, Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker looks at how the words we use help us understand the way we think: What does swearing reveal about our emotions? What do the names we give our babies say about our relations to our children and to society? With his signature style—mixing scientific acumen with pop culture allusions—Pinker has written a brilliant and probing book that Publishers Weekly expects "will once again attract an enthusiastic audience outside academia."

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"I can't be hip anymore. I'm running for President"

Barack Obama interviewed by hip-hop's premier scribe, Jeff Chang

In a cover story for hip-hop magazine VIBE, Barack Obama speaks candidly about Iraq, health care, hip-hop's role in youth culture, and whether he's Black enough for Black voters. Jeff Chang, an organizer of the National Hip-Hop Political Convention, was tailor-made to write the article: in his award-winning book, Can't Stop Won't Stop, he maps the social and political context that created hip-hop culture, and convincingly argues for its potential as a major political force. Chang is currently working on a book about multiculturalism in America.

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