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The right to smile

By Sara Datturi Postcard from the International Society Fluoride Conference, 25-28 November 2014, Chiang Mai. Due to the plentiful water … Continued

Fluoridation vs. fluorosis: two faces of the same medal

Posted by Sara Datturi June 30, 2014 Fluorine (F2 of F) is the element # 9 in the Periodic Table. … Continued

Crossing the Waters-II

Posted by Matthijs Kool and Frank van Steenbergen October 14, 2013 In search of a better life and comfort … Continued

Sand Mining in India: Greed, Corruption and Plunder

Posted by Abraham AbhishekAugust 06, 2013 Sand is key to maintaining the delicate ecological balance. Sand is a key construction … Continued

Open Letter to UNICEF

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen April 29, 2013 If you were to head an organization whose mandate is to protect … Continued

Good Grab, Bad Grab

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen April 22, 2013 With the large and sometimes overexposed attention for land grabbing in Africa, … Continued

Pocket paradises

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen April 01, 2013 Cities grow, and there is nothing stopping them. In 2050, not half … Continued

Moon Water

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen February 4, 2013 In the nineteenth century, as white farmers moved up north in what … Continued

The Origin of Measuring Time

Posted by Frank van Steenbergen December 31, 2012 Several sociologists, such as Johan Goudsbloem, have chronicled the fascinating story of … Continued

Mermaids

Posted by Frank van SteenbergenSeptember 10, 2012 Whereas we may be familiar with the iconic mermaid in the harbor of … Continued

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Posted by Frank van SteenbergenAugust 13, 2012 What is more important – public health, or security and deterrence? To answer … Continued

The Inca Vessel

Posted by Frank van SteenbergenAugust 06, 2012 One of the most beautiful objects in the National Museum of the American … Continued

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