The neighborhood of the future is made from homes that are power plants
It the not so distant future your home, every home (and every car!), will be a power station. Connected homes will replace power plants and create autonomous energy-producing neighborhoods. Here’s a story about an experimental neighborhood in the U.K. that is showing what that new reality is Read More...
Science determines the ideal number of hours to work (and it’s not eight)
Creativity is our greatest gift and our greatest contribution. We may attend endless meetings, write emails all-day long, ultimately what we truly contribute is that one great thought or new idea. So, how much brain work, good thinking, should you aim for in one day? What’s your ideal Read More...
Why you should let yourself feel all the feelings, according to science
Next time you try to squash your feelings of sadness, resentment or disappointment, remember this nugget of wisdom courtesy of science: accepting your gloomier moods could be better for your health, according to a recent study published in Read More...
Brazil to revise Amazon mining decree after criticism
Responding to overwhelming criticism from politicians and activists Brazil government ministers told journalists the government would revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining. Mining and Energy Read More...
Can 10 minutes of meditation make you more creative?
In more and more occupations, creativity is part of the job description. Whether you are trying to reconcile conflicting stakeholder priorities, finding a solution to a customer’s issue, or launching a new product line, your solution probably Read More...
The outsized role of soil microbes for carbon sequestration
Many complexities of the carbon sequestration process remain poorly understood, despite years of research and the significant impact of this process on global climate. Now, three scientists have proposed a new approach to better understand the Read More...
You can now go to jail in Kenya when you carry a plastic bag
Kenya is aggressively battling plastic pollution with a ban on plastic bags that went into effect this week. The country has joined a list of a dozen African countries where it is now illegal to use, manufacture, or import plastic bags in Kenya. Offenders will be fined as much as $38,000, or serve Read More...
One more reason to take care of your gut: overcoming anxiety
Keeping your gut healthy should be a major focus of your preventive health strategy. More and more research shows links between your gut—the largest organ of the immune system—and degenerative diseases from cancer to heart disease and from dementia to arthritis. Now, you can add your sense of Read More...
How much can you save at the new lower-priced Whole Foods?
We already reported on Amazon’s initiative to lower the prices at Whole Foods. Yesterday was the first day of the lower prices and here’s a report on the changes. This shopper saved 12 percent on her groceries compared to last Read More...
‘Refugees are not a burden but a source of knowledge and economic development’
Politicians keep saying that refugees are the problem. They (want to) steal jobs from locals and they pose an economic burden on the host nation. Scholars keep showing the opposite, as in this new book. The reality is that countries around the world are missing out on the opportunity to welcome Read More...