Fair play: Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism
Most of us have played the best selling board game Monopoly. And we have learned that there’s always one winner with the most hotels who “destroys” the other players. In that sense Monopoly is an ultimate lesson in modern capitalism. However, the woman who invented the game in 1904 had a very Read More...
Good morning: Watch this video of a whale jumping completely out of the water
Being in nature brings calmness and peace. Watching nature films or pictures is not the same but it helps to relax too. Here’s a shirt video of a jumping humpback whale. An astonishing sight and a great opportunity to take a short break from your busy Read More...
Fighting deforestation by paying people not to cut down trees works
When it comes to global warming and the regeneration of land, trees have enormous value. Yet, short-term challenges force many people in the developing world to cut down trees. Would it work to pay landowners to leave their land alone? Critics have argued that such a policy would simply make the Read More...
Erasing hunger: Mushrooms can be grown everywhere and are just as filling as meat
Anyone can grow mushrooms almost anywhere. Mushrooms grow very well on used coffee grounds. They grow on the agricultural waste. Mushrooms provide easy opportunities for people to add more food to their diet at negligible cost—in that sense they can deliver a great contribution to eradicating Read More...
A successful day starts with a good morning: 3 secrets to having a better day
Research shows your mood in the morning affects your productivity all day. But how do you start your day in the best possible way? Here’s an overview of the best strategy to wake up, supported by scientific Read More...
All of Tesla’s seat options are now vegan
Overnight, Tesla made some changes to their available options, making some options standard, and notably eliminating one thing: leather seats. As of now, Tesla only sells vegan seats. While this lack of leather is not made explicit on the Tesla configuration page, any mention of leather Read More...
Plastic-plucking robots are the future of recycling
We are living in the Age of Plastic. In 2015, the world's industries created 448 million tons of it -- twice as much as it did in 1998. -- and the rate of production is only accelerating. However, our recycling efforts have not matched pace. In fact, according to the EPA, barely 14 percent of Read More...
Electric vehicle sales are up 45 percent over the last year
Electric vehicles (EVs) are fast outgrowing their reputation as a niche market, according to InsideEVs’ recent report of EV and hybrid car sales in the United States. The most notable data from the report is the 45 percent increase in EV sales from July 2016 to Read More...
How the technology behind Bitcoin can save our elections
You can be forgiven for thinking of Bitcoin, the best-known cryptocurrency, as the realm of thieves, Wall Street bankers and libertarian techies who’ve drunk too much Soylent. Despite recently intensified media interest, trading Bitcoin is not a particularly accessible hobby to folks Read More...
Why curious people have better relationships
There’s an old saying: “Curiosity killed the cat.” It implies curiosity is bad for you and leads to dangerous risk-taking behavior. But this idea of curiosity is pretty outdated—in humans, at least. Curiosity—the desire to approach novel and challenging ideas and Read More...