This device keeps birds from flying into wind turbines
Each year, wind turbines kill around 350,000 birds annually in the US. That’s why researchers have built an innovative device called the Acoustic Lighthouse that alerts birds in danger of crashing into a wind turbine. Birds, which have eyes on the sides of their heads, look down and to the side Read More...
Ikea wants to replace their fast food items with worm balls and bug burgers
Ikea is known for the Swedish meatballs and cheap hotdogs that tempt you when you walk out of the store. In the not so distant future, however, you may be coming across a different, more sustainable variety of foods including worm balls and algae hot dogs. Ikea’s innovation lab has been working Read More...
Here’s why you should consider taking a sabbatical
If you’re feeling burned out at your job, you may need to take more than a two-week vacation to get yourself back to feeling good. What you may need instead is a sabbatical. A sabbatical is a break from work that usually lasts between a couple of months to a year, and it can really work to boost Read More...
The science of intuition can help you understand how to use it
In the age of big data, relying on intuition—what others call gut, instinct, a sixth sense or a hunch—can seem like a cop-out or an inferior system. But according to a survey of top executives, the majority of leaders leverage feelings and experience when making handling crises. And despite Read More...
UK to set goal of restoring soil health by 2030
Michael Gove, the UK's Secretary of State for the Environment hinted at this in his 'Green Brexit' speech, but Rebecca Pow, parliamentary private secretary to environment ministers, has confirmed that the upcoming agricultural bill to be published later this year will include a specific segment Read More...
Charging an electric vehicle is far cleaner than driving on gasoline
Driving an electric vehicle (EV) has obvious climate benefits: zero tailpipe emissions. But because EVs are charged by power grids that burn fossil fuels, they aren’t necessarily zero-carbon. An EV’s carbon footprint depends on whether its power comes from renewables or fossil, and Read More...
Do this 20-minute morning routine before answering a single email
The most creative teams at Herman Miller warm up in the morning by playing around with the tools of their Read More...
Liberating your thoughts
A 19th-century master describes how Dzogchen meditation can free you from delusional Read More...
Legally recognizing rivers as living entities can help save precious waterways
The river Ethiope in Nigeria is precious for local communities, but sadly, it has been abused due to industrial contamination, oil spill, and other sources of pollution. Although efforts to clean up the river have been going on for years, the river just can’t seem to get ahead. But now, maybe her Read More...
This "air taxi" takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane
What if instead of calling an Uber when you need a lift, you simply call for an “air taxi”. That may become a reality sooner than you think after Google co-founder Larry Page and his Kitty Hawk company unveiled Cora, an electric aircraft that takes off like a helicopter and flies like a plane. Read More...