Teaching Children about Urban Design and Architecture
As Whitney Houston famously sang, "Children are our future/ Teach them well and let them lead the way." Kids learn about science, math, health and even home ec in school. However, little is taught about building »
The Bread Renaissance
Although most modern breads are made from the same basic grains used in antiquity (oats, barley, rice, rye, corn, and, of course, wheat), our breads are often white breads. In other words, they have a much higher content of starch, which is essentially sugar. The »
Preserving Cultural Heritage: The Iraq War and its Aftermath
As tragic as the looting of the National Museum was, a longer-term ongoing catastrophe continues. Looting also occurs at archaeological sites and when this »
Can The Dying Help Save The World?
The Guardian newspaper in the UK recently published an article titled ‘Top five regrets of the dying’, which has got me thinking about whether or not the insights from those on their deathbed could inspire and help »
Poster of the Week: I Change Myself
This week's 'Poster of the Week' from Yara takes us close to our 'Food for Thought' moments. Reflective of Gandhi's quote "be the change you want to see in the world", Yara gives us her own slant: "The way I think is »
Ethical Clothing Connecting you to the Artisan that Knits Your Sweater
MADE BY… Andean Artisans MADE BY… is a sweater/knits collection that is made by the local highland Artisans of Peru and dedicated to fair trade. Founder »
Raising a glass for Palestine’s Oktoberfest
As we a enjoy pretty damn good cold beer – a welcomed refreshment given the 35 degree heat – Maria Khoury shows us around the small factory explaining the milling, boiling and fermenting process used to create »
An Ideal Future, Or My Bucket List Of Change
Happy birthday, Urban Times. Here’s to working together to turn our bucket lists into a shiny new inspirational world. Thanks for letting me walk, talk, and share with you. I’m looking forward to a whole lot »
Urban Sharing Experiment
If you saw a neatly wrapped package abandoned on the sidewalk, with writing on it inviting you to open it, would you take the risk? A Belgian band, PSY’AVIAH, has been leaving tens of parcels all over the city of Antwerp encouraging passerbyers to take the plunge »
Weird and Wonderful National Favourites
This article is written in honor of Food Revolution Day 2012. To celebrate food revolution day (which happened yesterday!), we’ve pulled together a selection of national dishes from around the world that are both »
Health Suffers Because of Stress [Infographic]
Stress seems to be an everyday occurrence for a lot of people nowadays. The strains of everyday life are brought to the forefront in the following infographic produced by HeartMath. It outlines the more common ailments »
An Apple (or Five) a Day Really Can Keep the Doctor Away
How many pieces of fruit and veg have you had today? How many do you plan to have? Globally, citizens are encouraged to eat ‘5 a day’ or 400g worth – the minimum »
When Kids And Parents Clash
I came across an article in the HuffPost the other day that showed exactly how upset kids can get if some of their privileges are taken away. The star of the story was a disgruntled daughter, who wrote a terse note to her parents, warning them not to add a password on »
The Bread Renaissance
Bread is a staple part of our diet and has been for a large part our history. However, the consumption of modern bleached white breads lack nutrition but are tasty. Can we return back to a healthier way and maintain deliciousness? »
Preserving Cultural Heritage: The Iraq War and its Aftermath
Iraq cultural heritage was damaged when the Baghdad National Museum was looted and continues to be eroded by looting at Sumerian archaeological sites. Even though »