Turn nutrition labels into data visualizations you can use to make better food decisions
Only about half of Americans read nutrition labels on food, and even fewer say they fully understand them—or what unpronounceable ingredients like "polydimethylsiloxane" actually mean. A new food data platform attempts to make things clearer, using bright visualizations that explain what you're Read More...
The overlooked social responsibility program that's staring companies in the face
Plenty of companies do a lot of great work when it comes to corporate social responsibility. And many companies are generous with their flexible and remote work policies. But very few see these two things as having much, if anything, to do with each other. But flexible work isn’t just nice to Read More...
Kickstarter has crowdfunded a better economy, creating more than 300,000 jobs
Kickstarter has been in the business of bringing dreams to market since 2009, but according to a new study from the b corp and the University of Pennsylvania, it has brought a lot more to life than just projects and dreams. Earlier this week, the crowdfunding platform released findings from the Ivy Read More...
A food truck is delivering donated produce to California farm workers
On an April afternoon in California’s lush Salinas Valley, a group of crop-pickers watched as a small, refrigerated truck approached their field. The truck parked, and out hopped six people. The workers looked on in shock as the team of mystery benefactors handed them bag after bag of fresh, Read More...
The 'bleeding' vegan burger is now on the menu in America
Meet the most convincing meatless burger yet, the product of more than $180 million in funding and years of research. The magic of this plant-based burger is that it has a pinkish hue, and actually ‘bleeds’ like a real burger does thanks to an ingredient called heme, an iron-rich molecule that Read More...
Study, wait, then exercise: The perfect recipe for improving memory
Repetition, repetition, repetition. It’s the long been known as the best way to engrain information into your brain, but there is mounting scientific evidence that suggest that what we do physically also plays an important role in this process. Besides sleep, research shows exercise increases the Read More...
1 hour of activity offsets 8 hours of sitting
A study found that one hour of daily physical activity can offset prolonged periods of sitting Physical inactivity is linked to increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer (CNN)It's well-known that sitting down all day, be it at your desk, on the couch or in a car, is bad for your Read More...
How Hampton Creek's plant-based foods have scrambled the grocery aisle
From Silicon Valley to SoMa, the Bay Area is packed with blockbuster companies that were built on little more than a good idea. But there’s only one that was built on a condiment. Three years ago, Hampton Creek’s Just Mayo, which swaps a protein derived from Canadian yellow peas for the eggs Read More...
Tesla supplier will recycle Flint water bottles into car parts
From the "take a bad thing and make it good" files comes a story about C3 Ventures. The automotive supplier, which makes interior plastic components for Tesla, announced yesterday it will open up a facility in Flint, MI. As you probably know, that city has been rebounding from a serious water Read More...
"Australia's use of coal is falling and that is not a bad thing"
Australia’s new environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, says coal will be a declining part of Australia’s energy mix because of inexorable market forces – but he insists the Coalition’s much criticised Direct Action policy is up to the mark, and will allow Read More...