Effective local institutions are central to society's ability to respond to the impacts of climate change. Our capacity to adapt is dependent on a wide range...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this fun and personal...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In this fun and personal talk, Caroline shares a story of moving fr...
Tim Weninger, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, describes...
Tim Weninger, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, describes a study he conducted on reddit.com in whi...
Take a look at some of the action that UNESCO and its partners are taking to safeguard the world's cultural heritage...
Take a look at some of the action that UNESCO and its partners are taking to safeguard the world's cultural heritage wherever it may be under threat, along w...
Since commencing in the summer of 2014, almost 150 young people have accessed Chance to Shine Street sessions in...
Since commencing in the summer of 2014, almost 150 young people have accessed Chance to Shine Street sessions in Cossington. Up to 50 young adults regularly ...
A short animation showing how the sustainable tropical farming technique of Inga alley cropping works. First of all...
A short animation showing how the sustainable tropical farming technique of Inga alley cropping works. First of all of course the Inga trees are planted in r...
According to Marie, our inner voice determines for a huge part the way we behave. So when technology can make it...
According to Marie, our inner voice determines for a huge part the way we behave. So when technology can make it possible for us to control our inner voice, ...
The effects of corruption are multi-dimensional, with consequences in political, economic and social aspects of life...
The effects of corruption are multi-dimensional, with consequences in political, economic and social aspects of life at all levels and in all countries. Corr...
Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in...
Robert J.S. "Bob" Ross is Research Professor of Sociology and the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise in Clark University. The son of a teacher and a garment worker and the grandson of garment workers, Ross has cared deeply about workers and their conditions and has been learning and teaching about these matters since 1994. He is Vice-President of the Sweatfree Purchasing consortium, an organization of nineteen cities and states which are working to remove sweatshop labor from the supply chains of their public purchasing of uniforms. The author of Slaves to Fashion: Poverty and Abuse in the New Sweatshops, Ross has written extensively on the global apparel industry and labor conditions and workers’ rights in it. His writings on these and other issues have appeared in variety of professional and journalistic sources.
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