NEW ORLEANS - A white Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. (all of my children in this picture are mixed race)

Gear Up for Giving is a month-long series of social media tutorials, to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness...

Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.

The public has the chance to help determine which 25 Members Project semifinalists advance to the Top Five, with a combined $2.5 million in funding for the taking.

Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals.

I would call up Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on YouTube and watch it with my children, receive the gift he was giving us and reject the idea that it would come at an ultimate price: that Pausch would indeed die one day of pancreatic cancer, as he did this

AUDIO OPTION: Most people will try to weasel out of their mistakes. But actually admitting a fault puts you one step closer to dealing with it, and it can often be the first step towards turning the problem around. At the very least, it shows that you're

A profile page is established with the social networking site, to make the claims in the scam letter appear legitimate. Since the scams are only delivered to the social networking site's user accounts, they completely bypass antispam filters.

The bottom line isn't money for municipalities; it's safety for motorists and pedestrians. Cameras can do what a limited supply of officers could never do: change motorists' behavior.

Dave Eggers, 2008 TED Prize winner, called upon every adult to bring their time, skill, and energy to bear on the lives of students. In collaboration with teachers and schools around the world, people are making his wish a reality. Now it's your turn...