Village without cars collects water and energy, grows food, processes waste
A high-tech ecovillage planned outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands is to provide a glimpse of a future of sustainable living. The village will be nearly self-sufficient as it collects and stores water and energy, grows food, and processes much of its own Read More...
The relationship between germs, gut health, inflammation and Alzheimer's
The invention of sewage pipes increased our lifespan from 35 to 50. Antibiotics took us to an average lifespan of 75. Now we face the next health challenge: viruses and microbes that cause inflammation. Infection is at the root of all degenerative diseases from Alzheimer’s and cancer to Read More...
Wildfire prevention Portugal style: goats
Wildfires threaten environments around the world. There’s a prevention method that has been tested over centuries: goats. Last year deaths from wildfires in Portugal reached a record high of 106. This summer, however, hundreds of goats are being deployed to eat underbrush and dry vegetation that Read More...
New powerful drug against malaria, scientists face one more challenge
Malaria is still a big killer in developing countries. In 2016, the disease claimed 455,000 lives and caused 216 million cases. A new drug has been approved that provides a potent, new weapon against malaria: it can wipe out the parasite from a person's body with a single dose. There’s still a Read More...
These three words that you use all the time are in the way of your success
Almost everyone says these words many times a day. Words have power. Our brain responds to the way we use language when we talk and the way we use language in our thoughts. That’s why you should not say: “I have to…”. That sounds like a burden. If you say “I get to” instead you tell Read More...
Think Global, Eat Local (Part I)
By Sadie Wilbur, Editorial Intern, July 2018 “A garden is a solution that leads to other solutions. It is part of the limitless pattern of good health and good sense." – Wendell BerryDirty Hands, Happy Heart My love for all things green began when I was a young girl. I grew up alongside a Read More...
The power of turmeric: eye drops for glaucoma treatment
Many studies show that the spice turmeric is a powerful ingredient to reduce the inflammation that is the root cause of many degenerative diseases. The challenge is to get turmeric in the right amount in the right place in the body. The spice doesn’t dissolve easily in the bloodstream. Now Read More...
As the Bay Area becomes too expensive, a new tech capital is emerging: Toronto
A 500-worker company requiring 75,000 square feet of office space can expect total annual costs in the San Francisco Bay Area of more than $57 million. These costs are becoming prohibitive for tech companies. They are looking for new markets. That’s why Toronto in Canada was the hottest tech city Read More...
The story of the battery that can change everything for renewable energy
Bill Joy is a legendary computer scientist—a co-founder of Sun, a co-inventor of Java, and a visionary who was working on the Internet of Things two decades ago. Today, he’s the driving force behind a new battery technology that could revolutionize the renewable energy economy. The new battery Read More...
At last, some Republicans are joining the climate change fight
Global warming has been accepted by almost every government and political party in the world—except for the Republican party in the U.S. So, it’s major news that a Republican member of the House of Representatives has introduced legislation to implement a carbon tax. Starting in 2020, the tax Read More...