On Saturday, a gunman stormed the Tree of Life Synagogue, killing 11 people in what the ADL called the deadliest attack ever on Jews in the United States. The horrific, hate-filled minutes were a raw manifestation of anger, division, and anti-Semitism. … [Read more...] about Muslim communities raise thousands for synagogue shooting victims
Archives for October 2018
A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don’t pollute
Brightly colored molecular models line two walls of Yet-Ming Chiang’s office at MIT. Chiang, a materials science professor and serial battery entrepreneur, has spent much of his career studying how slightly different arrangements of those sticks and spheres add up to radically … [Read more...] about A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don’t pollute
A basic income experiment is on the verge of starting in Switzerland
Rebecca Panian The Swiss village of Rheingau is being targeted for a basic income experiment. The idea is being promoted and produced by the Dorf Testet Zukunft organization (Village of the Future Test). … [Read more...] about A basic income experiment is on the verge of starting in Switzerland
How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book
When October Books, a small radical bookshop in Southampton, England, was moving to a new location down the street, it faced a problem. How could it move its entire stock to the new spot, without spending a lot of money or closing down for long? The shop came up with a clever … [Read more...] about How do you move a bookstore? With a human chain, book by book
This beauty brand wants to cure the industry’s packaging addiction
The $445 billion beauty industry is blowing up, with new products flooding the market every day. To stand out on Sephora or Walgreen aisles, brands have resorted to more and more dramatic packaging. … [Read more...] about This beauty brand wants to cure the industry’s packaging addiction