VIDEO: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Global economic development should be a process by which local people are empowered to change their own lives — not an intervention of rich countries who come to “save.” Here, William Kamkwamba shares the moving tale of how he used technology and knowledge to change his own circumstances.

Pets

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Culture

79-year-old man publicly sings Barry Manilow’s ‘Mandy’ to his dental hygienist and nails it

Animals

Woman says we are ‘severely underreacting’ to octopuses, then proves she’s not wrong

Culture

James Cameron never would have agreed to use ‘My Heart Will Go On’ in ‘Titanic.’ One mistake changed everything.