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What happens when you witness a good deed? In an American Psychology Association (APA) paper, Jonathan Haidt notes that 'positive emotion of elation' is triggered by witnessing acts of human moral beauty or virtue, which in turn increases one's own inclination to help others!... posted on Apr 19 2003, 1,541 reads

By eating 2 fewer meat dishes a week, the savings in grain could feed 225 million people every year.... posted on Apr 18 2003, 979 reads

The 50 Cistercian Sisters of Mount Saint Mary Abbey rise each morning at 3, pray until nearly 8 and then begin their work day making chocolate, the labor they have chosen to support themselves and their life of what they call "beautiful simplicity." Except that now 20% (and increasing) of their orders are coming in online.... posted on Apr 17 2003, 1,016 reads

Before the caterpillar turns into a butterfly, biologists note that there is a huge occurence of 'imaginal cells'. At first, they aren't recognized by the immune system so the caterpillar's immune system wipes them out as they pop up. It isn't until they begin to link forces and join up with each other that they get stronger and are able to resist the onslaught of the immune system, until the imm... posted on Apr 16 2003, 1,733 reads

Jeff Lowenfels had an idea. There are over 70 million gardeners in the U.S. alone, many of which plant vegetables and harvest more than they can consume. If every gardener plants one extra row of vegetables and donates their surplus to local food banks and soup kitchens, a significant impact can be made on reducing hunger. Jeff's idea was pretty good -- last year, 1.3 million pounds of produce ... posted on Apr 15 2003, 589 reads

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Michael Moore put 1,000 dollars in a long-term account at North Country Bank in Michigan, they did the background check, and, within an hour, he walked out with his complimentary gift -- a gun! Michael Moore opened his Oscar winning documentary with live scene from this encounter.... posted on Apr 12 2003, 1,050 reads