Cell massages to cryotherapy: inside the “biohacking” gym of the future
Walk past the enclosed single-person metal pods lining the entrance to Bulletproof Labs, the new health and fitness center from Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey, and the first thing you’ll likely notice is the group of people, seated in Read More...
UK and Canada lead alliance against coal
The UK and Canada have launched a global alliance of 20 countries committed to phasing out coal for energy production. Members including France, Finland and Mexico, say they will end the use of coal before Read More...
The quietest places on Earth
From remote forests to maddening silent rooms and the world's least noise-polluted city, here are 15 of the best places for a quiet escape. Described as “where sound goes to die”, this Microsoft research lab in the city of Redmond, Read More...
This school in the middle of the jungle is any environmentalist’s dream
Some schools like to employ the word “green” in the context of their LEED-certified building or cafeteria recycling effort, but a school in Bali, Indonesia takes it to another level. Instead of SUVs, kids might show up in used-cooking-oil-fueled Bio Buses or eat lunch that was cooked with Read More...
A simple houseplant can do wonders for your health
While houseplants are fantastic for helping filter the air in your home, adding them to your living space also helps to lower blood pressure and reduce stress. Here are some of the most popular houseplants that are especially good for your air—and how to care for Read More...
Shenzhen fights smog with electrification of its fleet of 14,000 busses
If action expresses priority, then the city of Shenzhen has clearly shown where its priorities lie. By the end of 2017, the city of nearly 12 million residents will have entirely electrified its bus fleet of more than 14,000 vehicles. What’s more, switching to electric buses will cut a Read More...
Solve pollution and congestion? Turn parking lots into affordable communities
As high prices and growing populations have constrained housing supplies in the city centers, people have been pushed further and further out into the suburbs, where they begin to lean more heavily on cars. But traffic congestion, exacerbated by the proliferation of ride-sharing services like Uber, Read More...
Solving Darwin’s puzzle of kindness: Does it make sense to be nice?
The benefits gained from receiving kindness are intuitively obvious. But the motivations for engaging in kindness are much less so. In fact, the very existence of kindness and altruism seems to contradict Darwin’s theory of evolution, based as it is on a competitive process of natural selection Read More...
To promote happiness, choose time over money
If you feel like there are too many things to do today and not enough time to do them, you are not alone. Most Americans feel pressed for Read More...
How humans will progress with AI, according to futurist Ray Kurzweil
When it comes to predicting the future, Ray Kurzweil has a knack for it. He has a thirty-year track record of accurate prediction regarding humans and our relationship with technology. See here why the futurist believes Artificial Intelligence will enhance people for the Read More...