Women's rights in the Islamic world are grim; even in Turkey, which has a secular government, feminism is still a foreign concept. But Zeynep Fadillioglu has quietly pulled off a coup: She's the first woman in Turkey to design ...READ»
When this league of extraordinary gentlepeople convened in Washington last spring, they were met -- as is usual for world summits now -- with a small but creative resistance. "There were about 1,500 of us," recalls Lacy MacAuley of ...READ»
Turkey has long blocked Google's YouTube service, but now it's announced an indefinite ban on Google search and other services, citing "legal reasons." Is it a sign that Turkish-U.S. relations have got sourer, or a mistake? The ...READ»
Let's not beat around the bush. Fifteen thousand of the world's medicinal plants are nearing extinction, thanks to pollution caused by population growth and rapid industrialization. Each die-off also produces a ripple effect; for ...READ»
Chicken or Beef? www.airlinemeals.net Marco Hart took his first picture of an airline meal on a flight to Turkey in October 2001 thinking it would be nice to show his parents what he ate while flying over Eastern Europe. A hobby was ...READ»
Ewoks eat your hearts out: Swedish architecture firm Tham & Videgard Hansson has designed a "tree hotel" that would comprise small dwellings lofted off the forest floor, suspended from the trunk of a tree.
Modern tree houses ...READ»
IVF has given hope to millions of aspiring parents, but the wild inconsistency of rules on egg donation has created big disparities -- and for entrepreneurs, huge opportunities.READ»
While the global market for ever more sophisticated tech gadgets grows, the metals and minerals that make them go are controlled by a handful of countries.READ»
This Saturday as world leaders from the G20 meet in Washington, the topic du jour is stabilizing the world economy.
Leaders from the United States, France, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, Germany, India, ...READ»
Telle Whitney, CEO, Anita Borg Institute
For much of July, I was in Turkey and Greece,on a much needed vacation, away from email and cell phones. My first day back in the office, I moderated a panel for Leadership America! ...READ»
On July 31, the Delphian School hosted two Turkish parliamentarians, Mr. Engin Altay and Mr. Metin Ergun. They toured the school with Assistant Headmaster Mark Siegel, and they met with a number of Delphian students and faculty members. READ»
Road Warrior
Preempt Those Travel Disasters. Expecting the unexpected may be an art, but even the savviest rogues of the road can get tripped up by Murphy's Law once in a while. In the spirit of (practical) defiance, here's a Fast ...READ»
Starbucks is thinking outside the cup -- and on other continents.
Starbucks Coffee has opened two shops in Ankara, Turkey, making the total number of such stores in the country to 14, Business Wire reports.
They are truly Turkish ...READ»
With more details about the Palm Pre and some rumors about Apple’s 2009 iPhone event on Tuesday, it seemed a good time to gather our design experts together and ponder some issues about our love affair with mobile. Today's question: How can cell phones be used to improve the world?READ»
In their haste to tap Kurdish reserves, dozens of oil companies -- several fronted by former Bush officials -- have undercut U.S. policy and fanned sectarian tensions in Iraq. They may also lose a fortune.READ»
China announced it plans to bid on contracts to develop U.S. high-speed train lines. China has stepped up exports of rail technology to Europe and Latin America, a government official reported Saturday. State-owned Chinese companies ...READ»
There is less cash out there for your to borrow. Your customers are spending less, less often. And your workforce is about to experience a radical turnover in the next 10 years. What are you going to do about it? Try this simple and ...READ»
California pushes forward with it's $360 million solar heating program offering financial incentives and market developments through 2018. Similar solar water incentives are setting the standard for renewable ...READ»
It's not uncommon that articles get cut -- or that sidebars get dropped -- while we edit each monthly issue of Fast Company. If stories don't fit in the magazine and contain ideas still worth sharing, we usually try to publish them ...READ»
Groupon announced this weekend that they're set to acquire CityDeal, which is conveniently enough best described as a European Groupon clone. That bumps Groupon's supported countries from two to 18, in one move.READ»
