Some studies have shown that by creating a pan-African market, intra-Africa trade could increase by about 52 percent by 2022. With that in mind, African leaders have signed a framework to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area, the largest free trade agreement since … [Read more...] about Africa’s new free trade area could have a massive impact on poverty
Archives for March 2018
Shell has announced a plan to wean the world off fossil fuels
Although it may seem hard to believe, oil giant Shell has laid out a plan for moving away from its own product. The plan would shift people away from oil and towards hydrogen and electric transportation in order to keep global warming under the 2 degree limit that most scientists … [Read more...] about Shell has announced a plan to wean the world off fossil fuels
Why Europe just banned two cosmetic ingredients you’ve probably never heard of
The European Chemicals Agency has announced a ban on the use of two chemicals widely found in cosmetics intended to be washed off after use. Although you’ve probably never heard of the chemicals cyclomethicone (D4) and cyclopentasiloxane (D5), they will be banned from use in … [Read more...] about Why Europe just banned two cosmetic ingredients you’ve probably never heard of
Facebook users can take back their privacy with this Firefox browser extension
In response to Facebook’s latest privacy troubles, Mozilla Firefox has created a browser extension that “isolates your Facebook identity from the rest of your web activity.” What this means is that when you’re logged onto Facebook on Firefox, the platform will be separated in a … [Read more...] about Facebook users can take back their privacy with this Firefox browser extension
Why being forgetful isn’t necessarily a bad thing
Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything, but looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember. … [Read more...] about Why being forgetful isn’t necessarily a bad thing