
Israel’s High-Tech Challenge: Including Arabs In The Workforce
Despite comprising 20 percent of the Israeli population, only 1.4 percent of high-tech workers in Israel are Arabs. A government-aided Israeli organization is trying to change that statistic for good.
April 20, 2013

In Memory Of Daughter Victim Of Terror, Family Launches iPad Drawing Application
In 2003, a suicide bomber in Haifa detonated his vest, killing 17 people with him, including high school student Tal Kerman. When Tal's family went through her diary, they found a drawing of a camel that had not yet been colored. Her family now created an app that allows users to complete the drawing.
April 15, 2013

Three Projects Win Israeli-Palestinian Business For Peace Contest
Three innovative projects took top honors in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s year-long Business for Peace Competition, last week. The contest invited contestants to come up with innovative ideas to bridge the gap between Israelis and Palestinians and provide financial benefit to both sides.
April 13, 2013

PeaceTube: Using Video Chat To Promote Conflict Resolution
Two young Israeli entrepreneurs have set an ambitious goal for themselves – promoting world peace. Using a video chat platform on Facebook, their system matches people from conflicting backgrounds to interact and find common grounds.
April 03, 2013

Israeli Teens Science Project Could Bring Algea ‘Superfood’ To Africa
Algae is more than just nasty green guck, it's a source for biofuel and a "superfood" which contains plenty of protein. Now, kids from an Israeli highschool are perfecting an algae growing system so that algae farms can be made in communities in Africa to wipe out malnutrition
March 14, 2013

Israeli Chess Grandmaster Launches Initiative To Teach Chess In Schools
Israel is no stranger to chess: In the latest world championship, Israeli Grandmaster Boris Gelfand finished second. Now, Gelfand is partnering with the University of Haifa in a unique program that will study the game's effects on child brain development.
February 08, 2013

Racism And Lack Of Creativity Are Closely Linked, Study Shows
A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has demonstrated a clear link between racism and a general lack of creativity. As it turns out, people who possess racial essentialist beliefs are more prone to creative blockage.
January 29, 2013

HA! Study Says Comedy Shows Have Greater Political Influence Than The News
Is it too late for Bibi, Livni, Shelly and co. to switch from somewhat empty promises to good old knock-knock jokes? According to a recent study, if you want to influence people's belief, you have to make 'em laugh!
January 15, 2013

President Peres Launches Savvy New Media Campaign Urging Israelis To Vote
Following a popular YouTube video last year calling on people to befriend him on Facebook, Israel's President Peres has now launched a new campaign, which includes a Facebook application, urging young Israelis to go to the polls on January 22nd.
January 07, 2013

Moolta: Challenge Your Friends To Do Crazy Stunts For Charity
Would you pay someone $1,000 to climb up the empire state building? How about if he did it for charity? Israeli startup Moolta is doing just that by enabling users to raise money for charity using crowdsourcing – in exchange for recording themselves doing crazy stunts.
December 26, 2012

Predicting A Student’s Grade According To Their Social Ties
Researchers at Ben Gurion University have discovered that the best indication for a student's success in class is their "best friend" in that certain class. Moreover, researchers found that cheaters are more likely to get lower scores overall.
December 24, 2012

Israeli Entrepreneurs Use Facebook To Teach Kids History
For kids studying for exams, Facebook is the ultimate distraction. So instead of trying to ban the social network, why not use Facebook as a tool to learn? Two Israeli entrepreneurs have launched the Facebook project 'Making History' to do just that.
December 19, 2012

Krembo Wings: A Youth Movement Led By Children For Disabled Children
What started as a 16-year-old Israeli girl's attempt to find her disabled friend a social outlet, quickly became "Krembo Wings" - the first youth movement in Israel for kids with special needs kids The organization now includes 19 branches.
December 12, 2012

A New Future With 3D Printers
Every now and then, a new technology comes along that revolutionizes some, or most, of our daily lives. Israel's Reut Institute believes that 3D printers present such a revolution and has set up an ambitious program designed to put dozens of them throughout Israel. The institute doesn't plan on buying the printers - they plan on using the printers to replicate themselves.
November 06, 2012

How Chewing 10 Tons Of Sunflower Seeds Brings Arabs And Israelis Together
British-Israeli artist Noam Edry has come up with a unique and extravagant art project that she hopes will bring Israelis and Arabs closer. Her instrument of choice: sunflower seeds. The artist has already begun her quest to encourage people from both sides to sit together, chew and spit a total of 10 tons of sunflower seeds.
October 09, 2012