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Microsoft experiment shows the end may be near for the 40 hour work week
Research into human productivity has led many small companies to adopt revolutionary 4 day work weeks. Lately, Microsoft has been testing out the theory on a massive corporate scale. In an initiative called, "Work Life Choice Challenge", Microsoft employees in Japan were given Fridays off for the Read More...
Slingshotting pumpkins and other ways to deal with post-Halloween pumpkin waste
After each Halloween, more than 1 billion pounds of pumpkin get tossed out and left to rot in America’s landfills. Some are thrown away the day after Halloween, contributing to the 30.3 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S. When left to decompose in a landfill, that food waste Read More...
These artificial sunflowers move like real flowers to harvest solar energy
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: nature is the best source of inspiration for the design. In that light, scientists from UCLA have designed tiny solar panels disguised as sunflowers that mimic the behavior in plants known as phototropism, which is what plants do when they bend to Read More...
Forget about antidepressants—these natural alternatives do the job much better
The winter season’s shorter days and colder weather can worsen depression symptoms, so this week, we are re-sharing an article from last year with four natural depression remedies shown to combat the winter blues. Check them out: Exercise: As we frequently report, the benefits of exercise are Read More...
Apple pledges $2.5 billion to fight California’s affordable housing crisis
Amid California’s housing availability and affordability crisis, many community members, like teachers, firefighters, first responders and service workers, are struggling to find a roof over their heads, leaving them with no other choice but to live behind the community they have long called Read More...
Boost your smile with these chemical-free teeth cleaners
Going to the dentist to keep your pearly whites clean can be an expensive trip, but that doesn’t mean that dental care, in general, has to be pricey. There are some teeth-cleaning products you can use every day that are sure to keep your teeth white and your wallet happy. The people over at Clean Read More...
How the world’s most anonymous site created an actual safe space on the Internet
All too often, the premise of anonymity is abused by Internet users. Nearly anywhere you go on the web is susceptible to Internet trolls, and behind the mask of anonymity, some feel inclined to say things they would never say in person. But then there’s Reddit, the so-called “front page of the Read More...
A Mexican student has made pavement that self-repairs with rain using old tires
Wouldn’t it be amazing if rain repaired roads rather than damage them? Well, that could soon become a reality thanks to a student by the name Israel Antonio Briseño Carmona. Using recycled tires combined with additives, the student has created a sort-of rubber pavement that turns rain into a Read More...
Memphis turned its parks named after Confederate generals into inclusive spaces
Two years ago, a crane arrived at a park in downtown Memphis and took down a statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War, as a crowd watched and cheered. Now, after a two-year legal battle about the statue’s removal, the park, once known as Confederate Park, Read More...
New blood test could provide early breast cancer detection
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer for women around the world, but the lack of early symptoms can make diagnosis and treatment difficult. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Nottingham, in the United Kingdom, have found a way to detect early cancer signs using antigens in the Read More...