School holds gardening classes to reconnect kids with their food
As technology and supermarkets have made buying food easier and more convenient than ever, people are increasingly losing interest in learning about crops, food production, and healthy eating. Now, to reconnect children with food and promote healthy learning, some school districts have integrated Read More...
Could your fitness tracker predict flu outbreaks? New research says yes.
Modern day fitness trackers, popularized by FitBit and AppleWatch, can track workouts, sleep habits, heart rate, and even calories burned during a workout. Now, researchers are saying they could even be used to predict flu outbreaks. A new study published in the Lancet looked at data from Read More...
This Canadian didn’t want to fly from Germany to Canada—so he took a cargo ship
When Will Vibert’s European work visa was closing in on its expiration date, the Canadian was reluctant to travel back to Vancouver via plane. Vibert had been confronted by the flight shaming campaigns that had shone a harsh light on the climate impact of air travel, and like so many of his Read More...
Lebron James and Lyft team up to give thousands of teens free bikeshare access
Growing up in Akron, Ohio, LeBron James relied on a bike to get to basketball practice and school and visit friends. Today, recognizing that access to a bike helped change his life, his company, Uninterrupted, is partnering with Lyft to give thousands of teenagers free one-year memberships to Read More...
Titanic wreck gains further protection under new treaty between US and UK
Researchers, archeologists, and the famous DiCaprio-Winslet love saga have made the Titanic a fascinating piece of sea voyage history. Now, the ship’s wreck will be protected for generations to come under a new treaty between the U.S. and England which places stricter regulations on removing Read More...
If we truly want to 'correct' prisoners, then prison education is a must
The problem with America’s prisons is that although they are called “correctional facilities”, prisons are really just a place where criminals are punished. This is reflected in America’s absurdly high recidivism rates: people released from state prisons have a five-year recidivism rate of Read More...
Amazon set to deploy 10,000 electric rickshaws on Indian roads by 2025
The rickshaw is one of the most ubiquitous and accessible means of transport in India, shouldering a significant share of people’s mobility needs in cities across the country. But in a country struggling with smog, greener alternatives are needed to conventional gas-guzzling rickshaws. With Read More...
The ultimate guide to getting rid of your old stuff responsibly
Great. You went all Marie Kondo on your house and now you have a bunch of stuff you want to get rid of. Dumping it in the trash is definitely not an option, so what can you do? Here you’ll find some tips for properly disposing of items that people commonly try to get rid of. Tech If you have Read More...
Introducing Canoo, the subscription-based lounge-like EV coming in 2021
This week, LA-based company Canoo opened its waitlist up for eager customers who want to get access to its funky-looking electric car. If you haven’t seen it, it seats seven, looks a bit like a jelly bean, and has a whole different design compared to traditional internal combustion engine Read More...
How AI technology is being used to crack down on illegal online drug sales
In the age of the internet, online drug sales are a major factor in the opioid crisis which kills 130 Americans every day. Now, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is using artificial intelligence to crack down on online drug trafficking. As you can imagine, this system is more complex Read More...