Author: Editorial Staff

You know what’s cool? Time Travel.

You know what’s cool? Time Travel.

Rockstar astrophysicist Dr. Jaymie Matthews breaks it down, Stargate Style.

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Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger

Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger

[Craig Kielburger & young friend.] We all know the quote from Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you want to see in the world”.  It’s a beautiful sentiment and aspiration, and in […]

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Fill In The Blank: What Makes You Different, Makes You ________. [Daredevil Edition]

Fill In The Blank: What Makes You Different, Makes You ________. [Daredevil Edition]

[Photo AP: Swiss highwire acrobat Freddy Nock walks along a 2-inch wide cable car wire more than 10,000 feet above the ground – without a balancing pole, harness or safety […]

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Friendship

Friendship

[“Hawkeye” the dog lies in front of his slain friend’s casket, US Navy Seal Jon Tumilson. Photo: Lisa Pembleton]   You’ve likely seen this widely viewed, poignant image taken on […]

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Sonic soul treat for a Monday

Sonic soul treat for a Monday

            In case you missed Daniel Lanois’ Greenbelt Harvest Picnic in Dundas, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, August 27, 2011, see below for a couple of the performances […]

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DisC Book Recommendation: “I Am Jack” an anti-bullying young reader fiction story

DisC Book Recommendation: “I Am Jack” an anti-bullying young reader fiction story

  [Cover art for “I Am Jack”]   Susanne Gervay is an Australian author whose young son was being bullied in school – she was understandably concerned and she wanted to […]

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Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz puts the “camp” in “campaign”

Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz puts the “camp” in “campaign”

          For the Fall//Winter 2011 campaign, Lanvin’s Creative Director, Alber Elbaz decided to do something a little different – use gorgeous super models Raquel Zimmerman, Karen Elson, Lowell […]

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A Letter From God/Thou Shalt Always Kill

A Letter From God/Thou Shalt Always Kill

  CRITICAL THOUGHT At Different Is Cool, one of our core values is to seek out critical thought, rather than blind acceptance of ideology. There is always value in considering […]

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Engineering is Awesome: Robotics technology allows the blind to drive.

Engineering is Awesome: Robotics technology allows the blind to drive.

[Photo: Virginia Tech. Marc Riccobono operates The Blind Driver car]   Dennis Hong (Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering) and his team of engineering students at Virginia Tech create robots and robotic […]

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Stay Curious: BEST new idea TED-ED for distance learning

From the Smarty Pants creators of TED, comes TED-Ed the new, inspired education initiative aimed at capturing the lessons taught in a classroom and sharing those lessons worldwide. Their dream […]

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