A radical change in diet can reverse Type-2 diabetes
When you eat too many processed foods with high amounts of sugar and carbs, your body will overproduce insulin. When your body produces too much insulin, then it can become resistant to it, which causes Type-2 diabetes. New research suggests that if you can give the pancreas a rest from producing Read More...
Twitter is clamping down on accounts linked to terrorism
Social media are responding to the critique their platforms are being misused to spread fake news or to promote violence. In fact, Twitter has been more pro-active than other social media and the company has announced that it has suspended 636,248 accounts since the middle of Read More...
Charles Darwin worked less than five hours a day. So should you.
If you thinking working long hours will help you get more done, think again. Being perpetually busy only leads you to job-induced stress and can eventually lead to burnout, which isn’t exactly good for your health nor your productivity. In fact, a growing body of research shows that the Read More...
Forget bitcoin. The blockchain could reveal what’s true today and tomorrow
As far back as the 1880s, people stood on the curb outside the New York Stock Exchange taking bets on political elections, and newspapers would report the odds as a way of predicting the results at the polls. In the years since, economists refined the concept, and more recently, prediction markets Read More...
Google’s project sunroof: 80 percent of US roofs are suitable for solar panels
Google has updated its Project Sunroof to include 3-D models of every rooftop in all 50 states. The new software takes into consideration the trees on your property, how much sun or shade hits your rooftop, and figures in the prevailing weather in your area. Then it takes all that data and builds a Read More...
A Harvard professor explains how to train your brain to innovate for more success
On the surface, innovation is a thrilling concept. We celebrate the people and companies creating products no one else thinks of, hungrily imitating them and taking notes. We aspire to be trailblazers ourselves. Unconsciously, however, our brains have a vastly different opinion on the matter. Read More...
25 cities now committed to 100 percent renewables
Madison, Wisconsin and Abita Springs, Louisiana are transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy following respective city council votes on Tuesday. Madison and Abita Springs are the first cities in Wisconsin and Louisiana to make this commitment. They join 23 other cities across the United Read More...
“Guerrilla humanitarianism” is increasing global access to clean water
Nearly 2 billion people around the world still regularly drink water teeming with fecal matter and other pathogens, and more still suffer the consequences of contaminated pipes and storage units, as well as poor and irregular water treatment practices (not to mention fraud and illegal access). More Read More...
DIY clean energy: Spray-on solar panels are closer to reality than you think
We may not be too far away from a world where solar panels can be rolled atop your car or sprayed onto the windows of your house thanks to something called perovskites, a range of materials that can be used to harvest light. Solar researchers love perovskites because they are not only efficient but Read More...
Study: Drinking a cup of tea a day can help you fend off dementia
People who drink at least one cup of tea—black, green, or oolong—daily have a 61 percent lower risk of developing dementia compared with those who do not, according to a new study. Among those who were genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, tea-drinking lowered their risk of getting Read More...