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Increase children awareness to water issues thanks to a sci-fi book

As some other agents pointed out, I think that educating children to the different important things of our world is the best investment for the future. About water, there is still a lot to do, anywhere in the world, to make people aware of the current problems and future risks.


When I was 11, I read a book called "L'Or bleu" (blue gold) of Danielle Martinigol. The story takes place in the future of Earth, where water has become extremely rare (for instance,…
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Posted on April 27, 2010 at 4:00pm — 17 Comments

To increase food security : adopt a chicken

I think the chicken is a really good solution to get food safety for poorest countries :
This animal is cheap, can live in almost any climate, produce about one egg per day, live generally more than 7 year, is easy to feed.




To be more specific, a chicken can be feed with grass, seeds, worms, insects, vegetable waste (peelings from potatoes, appels,…

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Posted on April 27, 2010 at 12:00pm

Using perpetual motion to power a light bulb

This is some kind of crazy idea, and I am not sure it would work. If someone has good knowledge of mechanics and thermodynamics, please read and tell me what you think about that.


I love the idea of perpetual motion. You have to give an initial force, and then a movement is created that will never stops. Real perpetual motion is hard, but an almost perpetual motion would certainly be enough to power a light bulb. We can use for instance the principle of the Orffyreus…
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Posted on April 25, 2010 at 7:00am — 6 Comments

Protecting indigeneous culture through languages

I think that a large part of culture and of the way of thinking of the people in an area is extremely strongly related to its language : the grammatical structure, the vocabulary, etc., it all makes you think differently. (a paper on that subject : http://www.helium.com/items/1376376-how-language-influences-culture-cultural-identity)


In the past, the French state tried… Continue

Posted on April 22, 2010 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

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At 2:02pm on April 24, 2010, Carey Lenehan said…
Hi Edwige, nice to meet you. I don't know if I have any 'great' ideas or useful skills to share here but I'll do my best and I'm certainly inspired to find so many innovative idealists all in one place!!
At 11:55am on April 24, 2010, Pradip Dey said…
Thanks Edwige for nice comments and encouragement for my blog post With effort you can salvage collective bliss and peace.
http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/with-effort-you-can-salvage
With regards,
Pradip Dey
At 8:13am on April 24, 2010, A.V.Koshy said…
please drop by - i have included you in list of top evokers
read my blogs please :)
At 2:25pm on April 21, 2010, Cristiano Kruel said…
Hei Edwige, thanks for the tip. If you have time watch his video, he is full of emotion.
At 6:00am on April 12, 2010, Pradip Dey said…
Good day, Edwige! Thanks for invitation. Let's share knowledge on EVOKE platform.
With regards,
Pradip Dey
At 5:58am on April 12, 2010, Pradip Dey said…
Thanks Edwige for nice comments and awarding +KS to my bolg post Sprots used as a tool to empowerment girls in Afghanistan.
http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/sprots-used-as-a-tool-to
With regards,
Pradip Dey
At 3:29pm on April 11, 2010, PJE said…
Thank you Edwige. My boy always had dolls, a kitchen, and tea sets! Pink was his favourite colour but only until he was five. With CP came all sorts of weapons made of sticks and all sorts of martial arts moves!
 
 
 

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