A simple ethanol injection offers safe and cheap treatment of some cancers
Researchers have developed a new type of ethanol solution that can be injected directly into a variety of tumors to offer a new, safe, and cheap form of cancer treatment. Ethanol ablation is a form of cancer therapy currently used for some types of liver and thyroid cancers, but it often requires Read More...
Robotic kelp farms promise a competitive, abundant source of carbon neutral fuel
Kelp can be harvested in the ocean and turned into carbon-neutral biofuel. Because kelp can grow more than a foot a day and is easy to process, the production can be cost-competitive with fossil fuels. A startup is using elevators to grow kelp farther out in ocean waters. The technology is Read More...
Don’t wait for a hero to come and fix things. Be the hero!
The thing with solutions is that they don’t just come out of the blue. You can’t wait for them to happen, you have to make them happen yourself. Listen to this 5-minute podcast, and unlock the leadership skills within you to step up and make a Read More...
International mediation champion Switzerland stands ready for Korea crisis
Switzerland stands ready to step in and act as a mediator to resolve the North Korea crisis, Swiss president Doris Leuthard told reporters in the capital Berne today. “I think it really is time for dialogue,” Leuthard Read More...
EU trade deal must protect the Amazon
The proposal to open up the Renca reserve in the Amazon for exploitation by large mining companies would be catastrophic for the earth’s climate, for biodiversity and for local indigenous communities. At the same time, the European Union Read More...
Taxify provides cheaper, more driver-friendly alternative to Uber in London
It’s hard to overstate the success of Uber in London. In just a few years, it’s turned the iconic black hackney cab, which once roamed London’s streets unopposed, into a near-threatened Read More...
Dark is beautiful: the battle to end the world's obsession with lighter skin
“It starts when children are young: the moment a child is born, relatives start comparing siblings’ skin color. It starts in your own family – but people don’t want to talk about it Read More...
We ignore what doesn’t fit with our biases
We can’t help but be more welcoming of information that confirms our biases than facts that challenge them. Now an experiment has shown that we do this even when it means losing out Read More...
Nebraska greenhouse heated with geothermal energy produces citrus all year
This man found a way to produce lemons, grapefruit-sized oranges, green figs, and grapes year-round in Nebraska—for only $1 a day. He built a greenhouse that is heated with geothermal Read More...
Sharing economy report: 85 percent of people make less than $500 a month
Here’s an analysis how much money people are actually making on sharing economy platforms like Uber and AirBnB. Airbnb hosts make nearly three times as much as other sharing economy workers. The data seems to indicate that most people use the platforms to generate some additional income not to Read More...