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Los Angeles joins movement to eliminate late fees for overdue library books
When Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot decided to eliminate library late fees from Chicago Public Libraries back in October, the impact was immediate. Within three weeks, the number of overdue books returned increased by 240 percent. People who couldn’t afford to pay late fees were encouraged to Read More...
Feeling anxiety at work? These 3 tips will help you cope
If you have ever experienced anxiety in the workplace, you are not alone. According to a recent survey by entrepreneurship platform ZenBusiness, close to 50 percent of workers say they feel anxious because of their jobs. Should you be one of those people who feel their work is making them more Read More...
How the basic bed net has been revamped to kill malaria-spreading mosquitos
Not only do bed nets help protect people against mosquito bites, but if those nets are treated with an insecticide, they also kill any of the insects that touch them. A simple new technology could make such nets much more lethal to mosquitoes, yet also safer for humans. Utilizing video tracking Read More...
Vera and Google team up to create transparent prison data to shape reform policy
The US is in need of a better criminal justice system (71 percent of Americans agree), but in order to make this happen, we need better, more accurate and transparent data on prison populations. That’s the message from Vera, a nonprofit focused on tackling America’s most pressing injustices. Read More...
Bandage helps broken bones recover quicker by trapping body’s healing molecules
When a bone-break occurs, the body floods the injury site with a healing biochemical known as adenosine. Ordinarily, the adenosine gets quickly metabolized by the body, ceasing the healing “boost” that the chemical initially provides. A new bandage is designed to absorb that substance, Read More...
New study says playing sports boosts your brain’s ability to process information
The beauty of playing a sport is that it can remove you from the more regular emotions you usually feel throughout the day and bring you into a state of focus and adrenaline-fueled excitement—especially when a sporting event reaches a crucial moment. According to a new study from Northwestern Read More...
This startup wants to turn your garage or backyard into a tiny housing unit
To solve LA’s massive shortage of housing, a new startup is helping people take advantage of the county’s 250,000 underused two-car garages (and its hundreds of thousands of backyards). The startup, United Dwelling, helps homeowners to build a new apartment or living space on their property for Read More...
Hawaii’s state bird no longer endangered thanks to rigorous conservation efforts
The population of the majestic Hawaiian Goose numbered 25,000 on the islands in 1778 when Captain Cook arrived, but soon those numbers were decimated by human-introduced animals like the mongoose until there were just 30 left in 1952. Known locally as the nēnē, the goose was listed as an Read More...
Your office windows could soon harvest solar energy
Wouldn’t it be awesome if all those windows on high-rise buildings could be used to harvest the sun’s energy for electricity? Of course, it would, and now, thanks to engineers in South Korea, this image could very soon become reality. The researchers have managed to develop a new method of Read More...
Instead of ignoring sea level rise, this Brooklyn development embraces it
If you walk down Metropolitan Avenue, a street that stretches across North Brooklyn, you’ll eventually reach a dead end: a chain-link fence blocks off access to the waterfront on the East River. But vacant land behind the fence could soon be transformed into a new park that brings green space to Read More...