Responses - 29/01/08
- Balance - it is increasingly possible to live well while doing good.
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Problems - 28/01/08
- Ageing/Energy/Health - reversing the effects of ageing, reprogramming genes to prevent diseases and producing clean energy are some of the biggest challenges for the next 50 years, according to a group of leading experts.
Responses - 27/01/08
- Change/Flow - each of us can make changes - today. Yesterday
Problems - 26/01/08
- Connection/Friendship - could a world of perfect human solidarity lead to us to no longer prefer to aid friends over strangers and, thereby, inadvertently lead to a world in which the notion of friendship would cease?
Responses - 25/01/08
- Empathy - a new study looks at the benefits of looking at the world from the perspective of others, showing how we can can develop deeper empathy with family, friends and strangers.
Problems - 24/01/08
- Climate/Environment/Food - world commercial fish stocks could collapse within decades as global warming compounds damage from pollution and overfishing, says a new UN report.
Responses - 23/01/08
- Animal Rights/Compassion - campaigners are working towards a world in which farm animals are treated with compassion and respect and where cruel factory farming practices end.
Problems - 22/01/08
- Water - the world is on the verge of a water crisis. As the global economy and the world's population continue to expand, it is important to realise just how much water we need to make our economies work.
Responses - 21/01/08
- Legacy/Memory - in some countries, sound archives are being created to record first-hand experiences of as wide a cross-section of present-day societies as possible.
Problems - 20/01/08
- Childhood/Conflict - child soldiers are becoming more prevalent as the nature of warfare changes.
Responses - 19/01/08
- Activism - a leading professional firm has asked people from a cross-section of society what one thing they would most like to change.
Problems - 18/01/08
- Consumption - some commentators believe that are we about to enter the "age of less".
Responses - 17/01/08
- Business/Ethics - many people believe that 2008 is the year during which a focus on "social business" will become mainstream.
Problems - 16/01/08
- Climate - many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a new study suggests.
Responses - 15/01/08
- Forgiveness - the power of forgiveness - i.e. as a a potent, transforming energy - is being expressed more noticeably in the world today.
Problems - 14/01/08
- Health - not a single country fully implements all key tobacco control measures. Unless they do, there could be tens of millions of premature deaths by the middle of the century.
Responses - 13/01/08
- Collaboration/Habitat/Poverty - an annual, international football tournament unites teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever.
Problems - 12/01/08
- Connection/Self-Esteem - spending less and less time with others is thought to be one of the main reasons why so many people appear to feel so miserable.
Responses - 11/01/08
- Authenticity - the emerging so-called "New Realists"are increasingly committed to real food, real culture, real politics, real schools, real community, real medicine and real culture.
Problems - 10/01/08
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Food/Poverty - aid is a crucial part of helping tackle world hunger. However, food aid is often criticised for benefiting donors and their interests more than recipients.