Study: Students would rather be employed by NASA and the UN than big companies
According to a survey of over 62,000 students in the US, the most attractive employers for university students are organizations that don’t care about profit at all. Surprisingly enough, US Students across a wide swath of academic disciplines ranked governmental organizations like NASA and the UN Read More...
Goldman Sach's new exchange fund will invest in companies that do ‘good’
Why can’t companies be an instrument for goodness? That’s one of the questions spiritual guru Deepak Chopra posed to billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II in the fall of 2012, which led him to build a foundation based around the idea behind those questions. Until now that foundation merely listed Read More...
Relax like a deep-sea dweller with these relaxing ocean soundscapes
Sometimes we point our readers towards articles that provide quality tips and tricks for reducing stress and improving sleep. This is not one of those times. Instead, follow the link and take a dive into the deep blue sea for 10 hours of relaxing ocean soundscapes produced by BBC Read More...
Why plant protein is better for you than animal protein
It’d be great if a burger-a-day diet was healthy. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not the worst. You’ve got protein in there and hopefully some veggies on top (and on the side), and even some fiber from the roll (you used whole grain, Read More...
A Chennai girl’s rise from Madras University to General Motors’s first female CFO
In an industry not exactly known for its diversity, an iconic American carmaker has appointed its first female chief financial officer (CFO). And she’s from Chennai, Read More...
Researchers: disrupting gut-brain communication may affect learning and memory
The connection between food and memory is one of those fundamentally human experiences we can all relate to. A compelling new study from the University of Southern California has revealed an intriguing explanation behind this phenomenon, and it illustrates how strongly the "second brain" in our gut Read More...
10 tips for traveling more responsibly
Each year, almost 1.2 billion people travel abroad, making travel and tourism one of the largest industries in the world. Representing a whopping 10 percent of the global economy, it supplies millions of jobs and benefits countless Read More...
Seasonal window glass directs light and heat
Swiss researchers have developed seasonal window glass that could make certain soft furnishings redundant. Office workers and homeowners no longer have to block their own view in order to keep indoor space cool. Now, during the summer months, treated windows covered in a film containing micro Read More...
Why the wasp family is in need of rebranding
While we tolerate bees on the notion that they pollinate flowers and produce honey, we tend to disregard wasps as evil insects whose only task is to ruin your picnic. The truth, however, is that without wasps, the planet would be pest-ridden to biblical proportions. Still, have a hatred for wasps? Read More...
We need better energy storage. These billionaires are paying to develop it
The world’s richest people are pouring money into two startups that have developed different techniques for storing energy—one of the biggest bottlenecks in the widespread adoption of renewable-energy. The investors, which include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, have all invested Read More...