Many People with Asperger’s syndrome have difficulties with the social aspects of the work environment even though many have special abilities that are highly valued in the workplace. A Danish company has found a way to match Asperger's talent for concentration, data analysis and computer programming with the job market and is now exporting its successful concept to other countries.

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"I dream of a world where no one wants to be part of the "developed world." Because the notion of a world that is "developed" is not only a pessimistic and uninspiring view, it is also a dangerous one," writes Frederik Haren, founder of interesting.org

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The philosopher Emmanuel Kant called music 'the quickening art'. Carers for the elderly are discovering that it has remarkable power to reach even those suffering from dementia.

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April 20^th sees the launch of a global campaign by the US based charity Invisible Children to capture the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, indicted for war crimes in 2005 by the International Criminal Court. After its release in March, this video was viewed by 100 million people in just six days.

‘Massive private gains at public loss’

‘Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Lehman brothers; they knew what was happening’

’What can we believe in? There’s nothing we can trust anymore’

Charles Ferguson’s award winning documentary Inside Job, narrated by Matt Damon, exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008.  Not only was the crash avoidable, Ferguson claims that the industry corrupted bankers, analysts, academics, government officials and the discipline of economics itself.

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Neuro-scientists have discovered that we're actually soft-wired to experience another's emotions as if we were experiencing them ourselves - an observation that could have profound implications in many areas. Economist, writer and political activist Jeremy Rifkin explains more in this entertaining animation.