Miscellaneous
The world’s most sustainable airport to be built in Mexico City
Airports are like small towns—at least, they consume as much energy. That’s why it’s always good news when plans are made to make these transport hubs more energy-efficient. The architecture and design firm Foster + Partners took this idea one step further. They unveiled designs for the Read More...
Having the time of your life
Author, Jollytologist, and award winning keynote speaker Allen Klein's new book 'Having The Time of Your Life' was published in April by Viva Editions and is a compilation of optimistic, funny, and life related quotes. Below is the Introduction of 'Having The Time of Your Life' written by Allen Read More...
Cleaner air saves lives in Chinese city
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, is a major center in China for energy production and metallurgical industries, and one of the world’s most air polluted cities. To combat air pollution, the Shanxi Provincial Government implemented many new environmental policies and regulations in the Read More...
Green job openings more than double in the second quarter of 2014
While the economy is struggling and employment rates remain high, there appears to be a demand for green job. More than 12,500 green jobs were announced in the second quarter of 2014. That is more than double the number of jobs announced in the first quarter, according to a new report from Read More...
No more animal testing with human organs-on-a-chip
A small, clear plastic chip with red and blue 'veins' could end, or at least drastically decrease, drug testing on animals. The chips mimic human organs, and allow researchers to experiment with drugs. With the chip, researchers can introduce diseases and treatments, and observe how the blood and Read More...
Sustainable palm oil sales skyrocket
Most of the world’s oil palm trees are grown on a couple of islands in Malaysia and Indonesia – islands with the most biodiverse tropical forests found on Earth. The problem is that palm oil companies are clearing out ancient forests like these, to plant the highly lucrative oil palm trees. Read More...
Building designed to produce more energy that it takes to construct
How ecologically conscious can you get? Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta has designed a single-family residence that produces a massive surplus of energy. To achieve this, the house has large windows that minimize the need for artificial lighting and solar panels along its roof to maximize Read More...
Finding answers in your sleep
We usually can only tell the difference between dreams and reality when we’re awake—yet every so often, we may find it possible to distinguish between the two while asleep. This occurrence is known as a lucid dream, and happens when a dreamer separates part of their awareness from the context Read More...
More monkeying around
Bullrush used to be a popular chasing game at schools in New Zealand. It starts with a “chaser,” one child who tries to tackle other children as they run to the other side of a field. But at some point, it got banned at schools. The reason: Teachers were concerned they would be held liable if Read More...
Increasing global compassion
Below is an excerpt from author and researcher Dr. Paul Ekman's new book 'Moving Toward Global Compassion' which was published in March by the Paul Ekman Group. Dr. Ekman’s research, among many things, has laid the foundation for our understanding of microexpressions—involuntary facial Read More...