How to squeeze in meditation when you have absolutely no time
For eight years, I lived in a quiet, peaceful neighborhood surrounded by nature. I lived right by the beach in California and went on silent meditation retreats three times per year in the San Bernardino Mountains. On my first four-day meditation retreat, I was given the task of cleaning the dishes Read More...
How San Francisco’s hippy explosion shaped the modern world
On 12 July 1967, Florida newspaper the St Petersburg Times had an eye-catching front-page headline: “Dame Margot, Nureyev seized in hippie raid.” Police had busted a party in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, and unexpectedly ensnared two world-famous gatecrashers: Margot Fonteyn and Read More...
English village becomes climate leader by quietly cleaning up its own patch
“We said, ‘This is not about you tonight, this is about us, and you can listen to what we’ve got to say for a change,’” said Kate Harrison, a resident and early member of the group. No politician has been allowed to address the group since. The village has kept the effort separate from Read More...
Vegan meat is now the biggest trend in the tech industry
Vegan meat may sound like an oxymoron, but it’s proving to be the future of meat as we know it. Through the work of scientists and renowned chefs, it’s regularly dominating spots on plates millions of Americans long reserved for animal products. And it’s also dominating something Read More...
How farms can heal forests
Let’s admit it, guys: Trees are pretty awesome. They’re nature’s air conditioners, they’re hella pretty to look at, and they’re really efficient carbon sinks. And, it turns out, when they come together to form a forest, trees gain the superpower of living pretty much Read More...
Solar energy from discarded car batteries
MIT researchers have developed a simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded lead-acid car batteries — a practice that could benefit both the environment and human health. As new lead-free car batteries come into use, old batteries would be Read More...
Save the environment with pulses: the smart alternative to meat
The world’s demand for meat and animal products is still climbing, which is seriously bad news for the planet. And not only does it come at a huge environmental cost, but only a small fraction of the original protein from meat remains once it arrives to your plate. If you want to improve your Read More...
How artificial intelligence can help burn victims
No matter how much experience a medical professional has under their belt, spotting whether a severe burn is healing nicely or at risk of infection is no easy task. Sometimes the details that reveal the condition of burn are so miniscule that they cannot be seen, but soon enough doctors may not Read More...
Engineers in Iceland come up with solid way to get rid of CO2 pollution
High up in Iceland’s western volcanic zone, engineers are sequestering carbon dioxide pollution by turning it into rock. Known as the CarbFix project, the engineers dissolve CO2 in water and send it deep beneath the ground where it reacts with basalt rock to become calcite. The engineers claim 95 Read More...
Research identifies three key lifestyle factors to prevent Alzheimer’s
It’s always good when science confirms common sense (although we should be able to do without it!). According to a new study eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity, and maintaining a normal weight appear to reduce protein buildups in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s Read More...