Study shows that compound in broccoli, celery and thyme blocks breast cancer
The compound luteolin—found in broccoli, celery, thyme and parsley—does what chemotherapy can’t: It can locate triple-negative cancer cells and stops them metastasizing or spreading. Triple-negative breast cancer cells are so called because they lack three receptors that chemotherapy drugs Read More...
Thanks to Volvo you can enjoy this inspirational wisdom from Alan Watts
It may not be the best feature of modern society but here it is: Some of the most inspiring creativity comes from advertising. Here’s a good example. In this video Volvo presents the late philosopher and spiritual guru Alan Watts with his message to “live fully now”. The atmospheric Read More...
How we launched a refugee centre from scratch in 96 hours
One Wednesday late last year I took a call from the Home Office asking my charity, Catch22, to set up and run a respite centre for up to 70 refugee boys arriving imminently from Calais. Our challenge, within 96 hours, was to find a site, assemble and prepare an adequate number of staff and await a Read More...
New York approves country’s next largest offshore wind project
The Long Island Power Authority has approved the development of New York’s first, and the country’s second, offshore wind farm, the 90 megawatt South Fork Wind Farm. The United States’ offshore wind industry is, currently, not the world’s most impressive. The only project Read More...
California governor Brown: “California is not turning back, not now, not ever”
In his State of the State address, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. came out heavily against the country’s newly-elected President, Donald Trump, specifically as regards to the role California can play in combating the new President’s policies on immigration, health care, and renewable Read More...
New meditation program is having a powerful impact in women's prisons
Currently, there are over one million women behind bars in the U.S. According to the ACLU, the incarceration rate for women has been growing nearly twice as fast as men since 1985. Incarcerated women have much higher incidences of emotional and sexual abuse compared to imprisoned men with 75 to 90 Read More...
City of London launches challenge to boost coffee cup recycling
A scheme to boost disposable coffee cup recycling has been launched in the City of London in an attempt to prevent 5m cups a year from the Square Mile ending up in landfill. The City of London Corporation, in conjunction with Network Rail, coffee chains and some employers, are introducing dedicated Read More...
China’s answer to Tesla is hopeful entrant to global car market
Across China, government officials, corporate executives, private investors and newcomers like Mr. Lu are in a headlong rush to develop a domestic electric car industry. The country’s goal, like Mr. Lu’s, is to capitalize on the transition to electric to turbocharge the country’s Read More...
Uber passes Starbucks as business travelers' no. 1 expense
A new study found that 6 percent of all business travel transactions in 2016 were with Uber, making the ridesharing company the most common expense, in terms of transactions. Uber grabbed the honor from Starbucks, which remains the most popular meal expense. Certify, a provider of travel and Read More...
The US can learn from India's move towards a cashless society
Published Silicon Valley fancies itself the global leader in innovation. Its leaders hype technologies such as bitcoin and blockchain, which some claim are the greatest inventions since the Internet. They are so complex that only a few mathematicians can understand them, and they require massive Read More...