What all car manufacturers must learn from Volvo
In the United Kingdom, Volvo has sold over 50,000 of its XC90 model since it first came out in 2002, and not a single person has been killed while driving it, or as a passenger. The main reason for the Volvo’s success is that it was an early leader in the use of camera and radar systems to warn Read More...
Here's where you'll find the bluest waters in the world
Is there anything in this world as peaceful and beautiful as brilliantly blue waters? It's certainly hard to think of anything as calming as these waters. If you’re looking for a day of peace beside a deep blue lake or a turquoise sea, take a look at this list of the world’s bluest waters. Read More...
Austin test uses blockchain to improve ID for the homeless
Many people take identification for granted, but it's a serious challenge if you're homeless. If you lose what's on your back, you might lose everything -- and recovering that ID is much harder when you have no fixed address or easy transportation to government offices. Austin might have a Read More...
Aging lessons: The things that let you thrive in old age are easier than you think
In good weather, Sylvia Lask logs thousands of steps a day on her Fitbit as she pushes down New York City sidewalks with her walker. As frequently as once a week, she heads to Albany, walker and all, to lobby state government officials about mental-health Read More...
This plan for an AI-based direct democracy outsources votes to an algorithm
In the last Presidential election in the U.S, voter turnout hovered around 67 percent. The European Union’s parliamentary elections saw 42 percent. And in New York City’s last mayoral election, just 24 percent of residents turned out to cast a ballot. Our collective participation in the project Read More...
World’s third hyperloop test track is now under construction
We haven’t heard much from Hyperloop Transportation Technologies since last year, when the California-based company released a handful of images and a video to prove that it is building what it says is the world’s first full-scale, passenger-ready hyperloop. Today, the company has broken its Read More...
A plan for New York city’s forests. Yes, forests
Sarah Charlop-Powers was comparing New York City’s forests to its subways. The city has more than 840 miles of tracks for one. It has 10,542 acres of the other, about half as much as the Congaree Swamp in South Carolina, a small national park with an old-growth forest and, according to the Read More...
Architecture in Sweden must be sustainable according to new law
Sweden has a longstanding belief in the idea that design can improve people’s lives. Now the country has put that belief into legislation with a new bill that aims to make sustainability and quality integral to the design process. The goal of the targets placed in the bill are to make Sweden a Read More...
Nestle has become the latest company to vow to reduce plastic waste
More and more major companies are committing to making all of their plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable within the next decade. After Unilever and Starbucks, Nestlé has announced it will make all its plastic packaging reusable by 2025. The world’s biggest packaged food company Read More...
The city of Paris is going all-in on urban farming
Isn’t it refreshing when politicians actually honor the promises they make? Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo promised to tackle environmental issues and improve the city’s green spaces when she ran for office in 2014, and she’s made good on that promise. Hidalgo has not only helped reduce the Read More...