Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law
Sweden has committed to cutting its net carbon emissions to zero by 2045, becoming the first country to significantly upgrade its carbon ambitions since the Paris accord in 2015. The law was drawn up by a cross-party committee and passed with an overwhelming majority in parliament by 254 votes to Read More...
These radical ideas show how nature can inform sustainable design
Before humans ever conceived of sustainable design, nature was doing a good job. Plants and animals have evolved to use energy efficiently, to be multi-functional yet balanced, and to use information to carry out living processes. With this in mind, the Biomimicry Institute challenges designers to Read More...
9 ways parents can help bullied kids learn resilience
Whenever Jessie hung out with her best friends Chloe and Meg, they gossiped about another seventh-grader named Kate. Jessie didn’t know Kate, but Chloe and Meg said she was clingy, told boring stories and smelled like acne wash. When Jessie asked questions about this mystery girl, her friends Read More...
This company is transforming food scraps into a big business
A major food processor in the Bronx has gone from producing 150,000 pounds of waste per week down to none. Baldor food company no longer trucks anything to the dump. Vegetable leftovers are bagged and offered to chefs for use in stocks or sauces. Fruit odds and ends are sold to juiceries, which use Read More...
South Korea’s newly-elected president is on a mission to abolish nuclear energy
The new president of South Korea wants to lead the country towards a “nuclear free era”. Speaking at an event to mark the closure of the country’s oldest nuclear plant, Moon Jae-In announced he will scrap all construction plans for new nuclear reactors and shorten the lifespans of currently Read More...
Study: Yoga and meditation can change your stress-related genes
Inflammation can temporarily boost the immune system, and can be protective against infection and injury. But in today’s society, in which stress is primarily psychological, the body’s inflammatory response can become chronic and can impair both physical and mental health. In a new scientific Read More...
Google bets AI and human oversight will curb online extremism
Google has outlined a four-step approach to combatting pro-terrorism content online. To start, the tech giant is pouring more energy into machine learning research that could improve its ability to automatically remove terrorist videos while keeping innocently-posted clips online. Google will Read More...
How to change your perspective on stress and turn it into a good thing
We tend to view stress as a negative thing, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. In fact, stress may actually be good for you if you learn to embrace it and use it properly. See here how you can harness the power of stress to your Read More...
How California and China plan to push for millions of zero-emission vehicles
California has long been the nation's leader in zero-emission vehicles, with initiatives dating more than two decades. Now the Golden State is partnering with China, the world's largest car market, to accelerate that country's zero-emission goals. The state announced a new initiative with China, in Read More...
Bosch building $1.1B self-driving chip plant, its biggest investment ever
Tier one auto industry supplier Bosch is investing heavily in where the market is headed, with a newly-announced $1.1 billion facility that will produce semiconductors used in self-driving cars, smart homes and smart-city infrastructure. Bloomberg reports that this is the biggest single investment Read More...