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A shopper’s guide to the confusing animal welfare labels placed on produce
The number of different labels that are slapped onto products at the grocery store can make it extremely confusing to understand what each label means. For example, does a “Certified Humane” sticker actually mean the products were created in a humane manner, or is it simply advertising fluff? Read More...
How a group of sixth-graders inspired a crucial study on starfish decline
When a sixth grade class in land-locked Arkansas saw footage of beaches littered with dead starfish, they decided to start a little fundraiser. They cut out paper starfish and put them up for “adoption” for a $1 donation, eventually pooling together $400 which they sent to a marine ecology Read More...
Why sadness is incredibly important for your emotional intelligence
These days, happiness, or at least the performance of “being happy” on social media and in daily life, has become an indicator of success while sadness has become an indicator of failure or pathology. Does that mean sadness is bad? The answer is no. Sadness is the healthy emotional response to Read More...
Homeless kids helped design a new school built specifically to help them excel
After listening to homeless children speak about the ideal elements they would want in a school, a non-profit in Oklahoma City has built a school specifically for those kids. The idea of the school is to help homeless kids get back up to speed so they can enter the public school system while dually Read More...
A Fresh Perspective on Setting and Achieving Goals
Many of us began the New Year by making a list of resolutions—changes we want to make to improve our lives, such as eating better, volunteering more often, being a more attentive spouse, and so on. And while most people are capable of sticking with a resolution for the first few days of Read More...
The EU seeks to ban microplastics in most products by 2020
The EU has proposed a plan to ban a range of microplastics in products by 2020. Cosmetics, detergents, paints, polish and coatings would all require design overhauls, as would products in the construction, agriculture and fossil fuels. If the law is adopted, it could prevent an estimated 400,000 Read More...
Could additional nuclear power force fossil fuels out? The answer should be NO.
While sustainable means of generating electricity like wind and solar are gaining momentum, at the moment, some continue to suggest that nuclear energy could be the best way to dissolve our reliance on dirty energy sources like coal, oil, and gas. Nuclear power doesn’t rely heavily on fossil Read More...
Engineers develop tool to scrub the bias out of algorithms
One of the problems with artificial intelligence is that developers keep programming their own biases into their systems, creating algorithms that reflect the same prejudiced perspectives common in society. For that reason, a team of engineers have developed a tool that audits algorithms for biases Read More...
Is there hope? The case for “conditional optimism” on climate change
What’s the difference between blind optimism and conditional optimism? Blind optimism is a child expecting his parents to build him a treehouse; conditional optimism is a child confident he can build a treehouse if given the tools. This can be applied to the topic of climate change: we can Read More...
The secret recipe behind a to-do list that works for you
For many people, the to-do list provides the foundation for a productive day. Still, there’s a difference between a to-do list that motivates you, and a to-do list that makes you feel uninspired for the day. Here’s how to creatively make a to-do list that works for Read More...