Kiva.org is a web-based intermediary, allowing individuals to get involved directly with microfinancing entrepreneurs in the developing world. Send money via PayPal, and it gets distributed via Kiva’s local field partners. You get email updates on the p

Russell Davies trying to get us all to slow the hell down. Where Twitter asks “What are you doing right now?”, Dawdlr asks “What are you doing, you know, more generally?”, twice a year. By postcard.

Discover magazine pits the world’s two most advanced chatbots against each other. Ever wondered what machines would talk about, if they could converse freely? Now we know.

By the designers at Big Game, the Miles rug is lovely. Comes with toy cars to drive around its infinite woollen roadway.

A well-put-together site covering sustainability from the point of view of a graphic designer. So many design-focused sustainability resources are Canadian: Could this be the long-term influence of the Adbusters collective?

Finally, a self-reminder service that just works. Found via Josh Ellis at ZenArchery.com, who knocked up PingMe’s logotype for them.

I like to think of this as the theory of potential steak. Chad Orzel blogging a transcript of how he explained quantum mechanics to his dog.

Beautiful but profane embroidery for ladies, by Nichole Locher. I especially like ‘Will fuck for shoes’.

Paperclips shaped like speech bubbles. Simple and fun product design from ATYPYK.

The latest in a long line of cute design touches Marks & Spencer are introducing to push a greener agenda. Realising that the washing temperatures on clothing tags are maximums, not exact rules.

Conceived by Experimental Design Lab, the Green Light is a living chandelier combining LED lighting with air purification via real plants. They plan to showcase and launch it at the HauteGreen 2007 exhibition on May 19th.