These 10 companies hire people to work from wherever they like
Increasingly, technology allows people to work out of the office. Almost half of the employees in the US are working remotely at least part of the time. The majority of remote jobs still require workers to live in specific regions or locations, but here are 10 companies that let you work remotely Read More...
Science confirms what pet owners already know: dogs go out of their way to help
Dog owners know this: their dogs want to help. But how can you prove that their intuition is right? Scientists put a cohort of dogs to the test by placing their owners on the other side of a clear door and having them either hum Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or cry. The dogs were able to see and Read More...
The Hoover Dam 2.0: a $3 billion plan to turn the dam into a giant battery
In the 1930s, the Hoover Dam transformed the American West through powering millions of homes and businesses. Now, the dam may get a second life as a giant battery to store excess solar and wind energy. The plan is to equip the dam with a $3 billion pipeline and a pump station powered by solar and Read More...
The first long term study shows that standing desks help people feel better
Sitting is the new smoking. And it doesn’t help much when you sit at your desk for a long day and then spend an hour at the gym. You need to get off your chair regularly. That’s where sit/stand desks come in. The first study following sit/stand desk users for over a year shows that people feel Read More...
Where politicians fail, kids are succeeding: the success of climate change suits
Nobody could have predicted children would get this far. From Colombia and Belgium to India, Norway and the U.S., they are succeeding bringing lawsuits arguing that their governments have violated “the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property” by adopting Read More...
The faster way to end a conflict is to agree on something… anything
It may sound counterintuitive but the fastest way to end a conflict is to find something to agree on. And that something doesn’t have anything directly to do with the Read More...
7 ways that businesses can support refugees
I recently had the honor of co-hosting the first-ever TEDx event held at a refugee camp — it took place at Kenya’s Kakuma Camp, home to more than 186,000 people from 19 different countries. The 15 speakers and artists were a mix of current and former refugees as well as experts who study Read More...
This 13-year-old built a best-selling lemonade brand
Mikaila is 13. She started selling lemonade—based on a 1940s recipe from her great-grandmother in front of her family home when she was 4. Then she got stung by two bees in two weeks. Her parents advised her that rather than freaking out at the sight of every bee, she should do some research to Read More...
‘Ultrasound waves can activate blood vessels, cure dementia without side effects’
Reduced blood flow is thought to trigger diseases like Alzheimer's due to brain cells not receiving the oxygen and nutrients they need for thinking, learning, and memory. Nerve cell death and damage are one of the main causes of dementia. A Japanese team of scientists has shown that ultrasound Read More...
Cleaning up the emissions of the construction industry with root vegetables
Concrete production accounts for approximately 8 percent of carbon emissions worldwide. Researchers have now found a way to reduce both the energy consumption and CO2 emissions associated with cement manufacturing by adding nanoparticles from waste root vegetables to the production Read More...