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30 percent of the world’s energy supply to be clean by 2023
The latest annual report of the International Energy Agency suggests that the world will install over 1 terawatt of clean energy within the coming five years. That’s more than the entire power generation of the European Union today. The expected growth is made possible by a rise in the number of Read More...
Why 2 degrees of global warming is way worse than 1.5 degrees
While the Paris Climate Agreement strives to keep global average temperatures below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the ultimate goal is to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. How important is that difference though? What might happen if the temperatures rise just 2 degrees higher? This Read More...
Introducing the very first Hyperloop passenger capsule
The Hyperloop has long been a distant concept, but now we’ve just gotten a first glimpse of what a passenger ‘capsule’ of the Hyperloop will actually look like. Resembling high-speed trains found in Europe and Japan, the Hyperloop capsule is around 100 feet long, is able to transport up to 40 Read More...
Why reading a good book is the best thing you can do for your brain
Besides giving us stories to cherish, recent research shows immersing yourself in a good book can do wonders for your mental health. By looking through the eyes of characters, you understand their pain and their joy, which can lead to greater empathy. That can also help to relieve loneliness and Read More...
Wider use of clean energy would reduce power outages during storms
In those moments when we were all experiencing “the calm before the storm,” we could not yet know the impact Hurricane Florence would have on our state, but we were certain it would be significant. In its aftermath, Florence indeed left a devastating mark on some of North Carolina’s Read More...
Study: Yoga practice reduces the psychological distress of prison inmates
Practicing yoga can help reduce paranoid thoughts, memory problems, trouble concentrating, and obsessive thoughts in prison inmates, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychiatry. “My research is in the field of psychiatry with three distinct Read More...
City of Aspen, Colorado, tries transportation alternatives
In order to reduce congestion, the city of Aspen, Colorado, is employing a city mobility lab to study traffic patterns and trial an app called Miles to encourage less driving. The goal is to try to decrease the number of cars coming into the town each day by Read More...
You can hail a public bus like an Uber in this city
When it comes to transportation, cities are facing a moment of reckoning. Private ride-hailing apps like Uber are threatening to cannibalize mass Read More...
The best way to improve brain health
Renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black (chair of the department of neurosurgery and director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles) has pioneered advances in our understanding and treatment of brain cancers and complex neurological Read More...
No more distraction: these glasses block all the screens around you
In many public places, it’s hard to avoid distracting screens. News and commercials keep streaming at you—even if you don’t want to watch. These glasses help. A special film turns screens black while you keep seeing everything else around Read More...