These eco-friendly water bottles could help divert plastic from the oceans
Humans have dumped so much trash in the ocean between California and Hawaii that this area–known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch–is now three times the size of France. But it’s far from the only part of the ocean that has been overwhelmed with detritus. According to Cyrill Gutsch, founder Read More...
Following West Virginia, teachers in other U.S. states are walking out
Teachers in two more states, Oklahoma and Kentucky, are taking matters into their own hands this week, going on strike en masse and staging large Read More...
How vitamin therapy can improve your absorption by up to 99.9 percent
Beauty trends come and go but one that seems to be sticking around and ever so popular is vitamin therapy. Vitamin therapy was originally a thing of the 80's where stars in Hollywood and cities alike, would hook up to a drip or go for regular infusions as a health kick. Many physicians are now Read More...
The process of building trust works in the opposite way that you think it does
Wharton psychologist and author Adam Grant recently sat down with Daniel Coyle, author of the new book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, to talk about the surprising truth about how trust works, and how we can build it in groups large and Read More...
London is looking to plant 9 million wildflowers
A new campaign is seeking to turn the city into a pollinator's playground by planting a wildflower for every Read More...
Why fast-food employees may finally become unionized
The employees of the American fast-food chain Burgerville are attempting to form the first-ever fast-food union in the U.S. If they’re successful, it could pave the way for a wave of fast-food unionizations. Historically, fast-food workers’ attempts to form unions have been hampered by the Read More...
Scotland now produces more than two-thirds of its energy from renewables
England and Ireland could learn a thing or two from their neighbor Scotland when it comes to producing renewable energy. Scotland’s wind generation increased by 34 percent and hydropower by 9 percent in the last year alone, propelling Scotland near the top of the list of countries that derive the Read More...
The four things you can do to cut your risk of cancer in half
According to new research, 20 to 40 percent of cancer cases—and about 50 percent of all deaths from cancer—might be prevented if we all did these four things: exercise regularly, maintain a healthy BMI, stay smoke-free, and skip booze or drink only in moderation. That’s it—or rather, that Read More...
How the citizens of Cape Town came together to avoid a major water crisis
During the California drought, which finally ended in late 2016, residents were still using on average 109 gallons of water per person per day. That’s rather shameful, especially when you compare it to the citizens of Cape Town, South Africa, where water levels are currently extremely low. There, Read More...
You may not know it, but metaphors can change the way we form opinions
When we think about metaphors, we might think about how we typically learn about them in school: as a poetic device or a rhetorical flourish. But, metaphors are not simply confined to the world of poetry—they are all around us. By some estimates, we use metaphors every 25 words, but because Read More...