Record low solar energy bid in Abu Dhabi
The price of solar energy keeps rapidly falling. In May a Dubai project broke the 3 cents per kilowatt-hour record with a 2.99 cents bid. Last month Chile set a 2.91 cents price. Now two companies have offered to build the cheapest solar power plant on record in Abu Dhabi. Their bid: 2.42 cents per Read More...
Barack Obama writes powerful essay on feminism
As a father of two daughters, he has a clear interest in spreading this message. However, it still counts when the president of the most influential nation in the world writes that more men should be fighting sexism. “We need to keep changing the attitude that raises our girls to be demure and Read More...
How to brag about your vacation without alienating people
Social media is a fickle beast. It’s tough to toe the line between over-sharing, bragging, and boring, and nowhere is this line more blurred than when traveling. This dilemma is at the heart of a recent study in Psychological Science, which contends that while your experiences may be epic, no Read More...
Universal basic income is the operating system for the post-industrial state
At a time where robots are being prepared to take over many of our jobs, the idea of universal basic income is becoming more attractive. Universal basic income would replace existing welfare systems by giving everyone unconditional cash payments—regardless of income, work status, or anything Read More...
This 70-year-old woman spends her days removing hate propaganda from the streets of Berlin
Meet Irmela Schramm, a 70-year-old woman who spends her days walking the streets of Berlin in search for racist, neo-Nazi messages that she can cover up. She’s been at it for over three decades, removing over 130,000 Nazi stickers and posters in that time, despite receiving threats from Read More...
GoFundMe cracked the code for charitable giving, and the best is still to come
2016 was a big year for the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. The philanthropic force reached over $3 billion in total donations, and had three times as many donors than in previous years. Now GoFundMe has ambitious plans for the future as they look to allow causes from around the world to set up Read More...
High-speed internet is now a basic right to all Canadians
No one in Canada will be complaining about slow internet speeds in the coming years after the Canadian government declared that high-speed broadband internet is a “basic” right that should be accessible to all. The government is supporting the national telecoms regulator with a $750 million Read More...
5-minute morning routines can make your whole day better
If you feel like your days aren’t as productive as they could be, take a look at your morning routine. Are you giving yourself the time you need to feel prepared for the day, or are you rushing out the door each morning? Just by giving yourself five minutes each morning, you can instill habits Read More...
Look again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe
Look Again is a daily series presenting the best photographs of the previous 24 hours, curated and written by Salon's writers and editors.Tokyo, Japan Toshifumi Kitamura/Getty Workers dressed in Santa and reindeer costumes clean windows outside of the ‘Decks Tokyo Beach’ Read More...
5 ways to teach a child to be mindful during an ordinary day
Want to teach your child the art of mindfulness? Even one minute of mindfulness can create a shift during your day. It doesn’t take a particular posture or formal training to engage your mind and body in the present moment. In fact, you can teach kids how to be mindful during ordinary daily Read More...