Most people: 'You can't drink water out of thin air'. Scientists: ‘Watch this'
You probably enjoyed a nice shower this morning (you are taking cold ones, right?!). Maybe you're tipping back a bottled water without much of a care except your smartphone calendar pings. But around the world, those scenes often are a true luxury, with some 783 million people lacking traditional Read More...
World's first battery-gas hybrid power plants launch in Southern California
Ordinary gas-turbine energy plants that run only when needed can take up to 12 hours to ramp up while spewing emissions that cause lung-damaging smog and greenhouse gases that exacerbate global climate change. Teaming up with General Electric, utilities company Southern California Edison has found Read More...
This incredible brain-art will blow your mind
Want to see the human brain in a way you’ve never seen it before? Using a new technique called micro-etching, two scientists-turned-artists used a single slice of brain tissue and magnified it 22 times to create 11 vibrant images that vividly show the intricacies that make up the human brain. The Read More...
We are smarter together than we are on our own, we need groups to solve problems
The mind is built for collaboration, yet we lionize individual achievement. We imagine our heroes toiling in isolation, mastering all necessary skills, and solving critical problems before moving on to their next world-altering pursuit. This is a myth. According to cognitive science professors and Read More...
The Reducetarian Solution could be the best way to health for people and planet
Eating less meat will curb climate change and will make us all healthier. But getting everyone to become a vegetarian is not realistic. That's why Brian Kateman, in a new book, proposes The Reducetarian Solution: It is possible to get people to reduce the amount of meat in their diet. Kateman Read More...
Skip the sugar: 8 natural alternatives to sweeten your meals
Sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet. It's the leading contributor to obesity, wreaks havoc on the liver, and puts you at risk of an assortment of diseases. Worst of all, sugar is highly addictive. If you have a sweet tooth, you don’t need sugar to make your foods sweeter. Read More...
Microgrids: Energy independence (and money saved) for companies
At the end of a heavily wooded, sparse industrial park here sits the North American headquarters and R&D center for Schneider Electric, which earlier this month unveiled its own campus power microgrid. The microgrid for the global energy management conglomerate is expected to produce 520,000 Read More...
Berlin startup offers a year with no money worries
Miko from Berlin may only be five, but he already has 1,000 euros ($1,063) per month to live on -- not from hard graft, but as part of an experiment into universal basic income. He is one of 85 people, including around 10 children, chosen by startup Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income) to receive Read More...
Decision fatigue: Does it help to wear the same clothes every day?
Ever since the late Steve Jobs popularized the idea, some folks have been enamored by the idea that by wearing the same clothes everyday, you are somehow setting yourself up for greater success. The psychological reasoning behind this is the idea that the fewer decisions you have to make every day Read More...
The man who found the formula for happiness in a very painful way
Mo Gawdat is the chief business officer of Google X. He spent ten years researching an “equation for happiness”. Then he lost his son to a simple medical mistake by a doctor. Inspired by the painful tragedy Gawdat wrote a book to explain his happiness equation and why it works even under the Read More...