Current Search: Conspiracy of Goodness

A DIY Smartphone Microscope!

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

With just a few simple steps and some cheap materials, your phone can help you explore the microscopic world around you! Can you imagine how fun this might be for the kids in your life?

9 minutes

You’ll Love Our Friend TED (.com)

Our new EWC Must-See TED Talks page is here! If you don’t know about TED.com, this will begin a journey of ideas for you, with many of the most ingenious people on the planet – both creators and watchers of TED Talks.

7 minutes

[ Art ]

Maya Angelou: Just Do Right

Have you ever felt like you could use the advice of a wise elder, or a loving grandparent? Maybe one clarifying perspective to reach for, moment to moment, might be helpful.

18 minutes

One Teenager, Changing the World for Many

At age 14, Easton LaChappelle met a 7 year old girl who had a prosthetic arm. The limb could only open and close, and yet it cost $80,000. He thought he could do better, and do it for under $1,000. He set to work in his bedroom, and later the family garage.

Image: Children holding up plastic bottles

10 minutes

Brilliant: Plastic Bottle Schools!

Innovation at its best may be when someone takes something we have a lot of and transforms it sustainably into something we need that is scarce. Take a look at this wonder!

6 minutes

[ Animals ]

One Kind of Compassion: Dog Retirement Home

Human beings seem to be hard-wired for compassion, despite what the negative 24-hour news cycle tells us. Take a look!

Image: Ron Finley, the Guerrilla Gardner poses in front of his garden

15 minutes

Guerrilla Gardener Takes on South Central LA

Meet Ron Finley; an amazing fellow who’s come up with a better idea than battling over turf. How about using “turf” in a very old way! Take a look!

Image: Girls hold electronic devices as they learn coding

17 minutes

Kimberly Bryant: Black Girls Code

Who do you picture when you think of a computer programmer, game designer, IT professional? Not a woman of color? Let Kimberly Bryant inspire you!

Image: Computer programmer teaches homeless man coding

8 minutes

[ Business ]

Teaching the Homeless to Code

Could knowing how to code change your life? Think not?… Take a look at the possibilities! What about teaching the homeless to code? This one is amazing.

16 minutes

[ Animals ]

Communicating with WILD Dolphins

Imagine what it would really be like to understand the mind and communicate with another intelligent species on the planet. Dolphins may be the first.

34 minutes

Malala Yousafza: A Hero for Humankind

Here’s a hero for the ages, teaching us “Fierce Compassion”. Turns out we don’t have to be a doormat. We can stand our ground fiercely, while still having empathy and compassion for those who seek to limit the world.

Image: Empowerment plan jacket, a jacket that can be used as a sleeping bag

20 minutes

Empowering Homeless People: One Stitch at a Time