Communicating Across Cultures: The Need for an Integrated Approach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Philosopher Ken Wilber says that to solve the world’s problems, we need to take a more integrated approach by changing the way we communicate our message across cultures. By Jurriaan Kamp Ken Wilber’s mission is simple: to make sense of our times—to explain Read More...
This startup is making investing in clean energy projects easier than ever
A new crowdsourcing platform makes it possible to direct even the smallest investments towards clean energy projects. At the Jumpstart platform, people can put just a few bucks into the projects of their choice in the form of a loan. Once the project is successfully functioning, investors are paid Read More...
New app allows you to get your EV charged no matter your location
A new startup offers owners of electric vehicles a charging service wherever they are. The company has created an app that might just rid EV drivers of the anxiety that their cars might run out of power without having a charging point nearby. Should you be low on power, all you have to do is fire Read More...
Companies are already capturing CO2 and turning it into something good
New companies are capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and are putting it to good use. A couple of factories in Italy and Canada are sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and turning it into carbon-neutral fuel. These technologies could make ground for a “new carbon economy” where captured Read More...
The European Union will get rid of single-use plastic by 2021
The EU has adopted the most ambitious legislation against single-use plastics ever proposed. Members of the European Parliament voted to ban a range of single-use plastics such as straws, cotton buds, and cutlery. The legislation targets the top 10 single-use items that litter Europe’s beach or Read More...
Who benefits most from your early wake-up time? Hint: It’s not necessarily you
There is an abundant amount of productivity blogs and articles that recommend waking up early in the morning as a hack for a successful life. But most of them leave out the opportunity costs involved with starting your day at four or five in the morning. By doing this, you will either be Read More...
Serial entrepreneur takes on the hydrogen water challenge for cancer treatment
Some entrepreneurs are motivated by money, others by the challenge of scale, and many others by a passion for their product. But like Edison in his day (with much thanks to Nikola Tesla), another class of entrepreneur is spurred on by what others claim is Read More...
Some of the countries leading on climate change might surprise you
Countries that may not be thought of as climate leaders are emerging at the front-lines on responding to climate change. One great example is Read More...
Constitutional right to home-school?
Whether states may ban home-schooling is a surprisingly complex question. The Supreme Court has famously held that states may not compel parents to send their children to public schools, but the cases on the subject Pierce v. Society of Sisters expressly secure only a right to send the kids to Read More...
Reduction is no longer enough: Welcome to the new age of carbon removal
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions isn’t enough. The stark report in early October by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, exhorting companies and countries to move quickly to throttle global warming, is fueling heightened interest in high-tech and low-tech solutions for sucking the Read More...