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TED: Tasso Azevedo: Hopeful lessons from the battle to save rainforests - Tasso Azevedo (2014)

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"Save the rainforest” is an environmental slogan as old as time — but Tasso Azevedo catches us up on how the fight is actually going these days. Spurred by the jaw-dropping losses of the 1990s, new laws (and transparent data) are helping slow the rate of deforestation in Brazil. Is it enough? Not yet. He has five ideas about what we should do next. And he asks if the lessons learned in Brazil could be applied to an even bigger problem: global climate change.

TED: Fredy Peccerelli: A forensic anthropologist who brings closure for the “disappeared" - Fredy Peccerelli (2014)

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In Guatemala’s 36-year conflict, 200,000 civilians were killed — and more than 40,000 were never identified. Pioneering forensic anthropologist Fredy Peccerelli and his team use DNA, archeology and storytelling to help families find the bodies of their loved ones. It’s a sobering task, but it can bring peace of mind — and sometimes, justice.

Internet of Things comes to beer brewing

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The Internet is adding a bit of hop to the art of beer crafting with a new appliance that can not only brew the alcoholic beverage, but also tap online resources and services, and be controlled via a web browser.At this year’s International CES show, almost everything on display, from dog collars to pots for house plants, has evolved into a smart device. And so is equipment that can brew beer.Meet PicoBrew Zymatic, which is marketed as the world’s first fully automatic all-grain brewing appliance.

TED: Aziz Abu Sarah: For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism? - Aziz Abu Sarah (2014)

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Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist with an unusual approach to peace-keeping: Be a tourist. The TED Fellow shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate. He starts with Palestinians visiting Israelis and moves beyond ...

Bill Gates’ Plan to Help the Developing World Profit From Its Sewage

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Peter Janicki's Omni-Processor is a steel machine converts high volumes of human waste---up to 14 tons a day---into electricity and water, while eliminating all pathogens. Next month, the Gates Foundation team will travel to Dakar, Senegal in Africa to rebuild the Omni-Processor to see how it fares within the community. The post Bill Gates’ Plan to Help the Developing World Profit From Its Sewage appeared first on WIRED.

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