Startups apply Airbnb model to camping to help you book the perfect campsite
Michael D'Agostino just wanted to get away for a relaxing weekend. A couple of years ago he was working in finance in New York and his life not really his own, he Read More...
Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud seeks to raise 50m pounds to build 600 homes a year
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is seeking to raise up to £50m to build about 600 “beautiful and sustainable” houses a year in a challenge to the soulless, identikit estates built by conventional developers. McCloud’s firm, Read More...
These three bad habits are making your work stress worse
There are plenty of workplace stressors you can neither avoid nor minimize–you’ve just got to deal with them. Maybe your performance review is around the corner and you’re worried you won’t meet Read More...
Bolivia sees freefalling pollution levels on nationwide car-free day
When Bolivia banned all non-emergency vehicles from city streets for a day last week, air pollution levels dropped by an astonishing 60-70 percent. The difference in air quality was also noticeably clearer, mostly due to the fact that 70 percent of air contaminants in the country come from Read More...
Interactive chatbots are helping the UN fight world hunger
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) has been experimenting with text and Facebook messenger chatbots to monitor food insecurity in hard-to-reach areas, turning smartphones and social media into lifelines for those in need. The WFP’s “Food Bot,” rolled out earlier this year, works on apps like Read More...
A simple ethanol injection offers safe and cheap treatment of some cancers
Researchers have developed a new type of ethanol solution that can be injected directly into a variety of tumors to offer a new, safe, and cheap form of cancer treatment. Ethanol ablation is a form of cancer therapy currently used for some types of liver and thyroid cancers, but it often requires Read More...
Robotic kelp farms promise a competitive, abundant source of carbon neutral fuel
Kelp can be harvested in the ocean and turned into carbon-neutral biofuel. Because kelp can grow more than a foot a day and is easy to process, the production can be cost-competitive with fossil fuels. A startup is using elevators to grow kelp farther out in ocean waters. The technology is Read More...
Don’t wait for a hero to come and fix things. Be the hero!
The thing with solutions is that they don’t just come out of the blue. You can’t wait for them to happen, you have to make them happen yourself. Listen to this 5-minute podcast, and unlock the leadership skills within you to step up and make a Read More...
International mediation champion Switzerland stands ready for Korea crisis
Switzerland stands ready to step in and act as a mediator to resolve the North Korea crisis, Swiss president Doris Leuthard told reporters in the capital Berne today. “I think it really is time for dialogue,” Leuthard Read More...
EU trade deal must protect the Amazon
The proposal to open up the Renca reserve in the Amazon for exploitation by large mining companies would be catastrophic for the earth’s climate, for biodiversity and for local indigenous communities. At the same time, the European Union Read More...