Aussies can now participate in the give a laptop, get a laptop from the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program. Starts this Sunday (30 Nov 2008) till 31 Dec 2008.
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OLPC comes to Australia
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Electing a US President in Plain English
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From the Common Craft, better known for explanations of things technical, comes an explanation of the US Presidential Election.
Uncontacted Tribe
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Photos of an uncontacted Amazon tribe.
A reason not to use biofuel
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Farmers are growing grains for biofuel rather than food causing food shortages.
232 kilograms of corn is needed to fill a 50-litre car tank with ethanol – enough to feed a child for a year