Category Archives: Magazines

A Canadian Compromise

May 25, 2010 MAY 2010 is looking like a good month for forests. In a couple of days, on the 27th, the Oslo Forest Climate Conference is expected to mark another step on the road to a comprehensive deal on … (more…)

Posted in Magazines, Online, The Economist

The Connected Car

Jun 4th 2009 Cars are becoming more connected, both to remote systems for navigation and information, and to each other IN “KNIGHT RIDER”, a 1980s television show, Michael Knight fought for justice with the help of KITT, an artificially intelligent … (more…)

Posted in Magazines, The Economist

Agony and Ecstasy

Dec 18th 2008 Ecstasy may be good for those who can’t get over something truly horrible “I’VE been shot in the leg. I’ve been beat up. But that’s pretty minor,” says a 41-year-old American security contractor who spent four years … (more…)

Posted in Magazines, The Economist

Destination: The Java Zone

Jan/Feb 2009 Nicaraguan coffee growers are preserving ecosystems that nurture banana trees, sloths, and a new breed of tourists The mist was clearing, revealing forested hilltops that mark the edge of a protected national forest in Nicaragua’s northern highlands. With … (more…)

Posted in Magazines, Sierra

Test Case

Oct 30th 2008 | SAN FRANCISCO How far can America’s legal system be applied to foreign human-rights cases? UNDER a grey sky on October 27th, Larry Bowoto provided an improbable splash of colour in his Nigerian agbada gown before the … (more…)

Posted in Magazines, The Economist