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Embracing diversity, welcoming insight
Seeing in a new light When France won the 2018 World Cup in Moscow last week, it was hard not to notice the diversity of the team and the abundance of African surnames on the jerseys. The majority of the 23 French team members, 16 to be exact, are immigrants or children of immigrants from Read More...
Alphabet balloons will soon bring Internet access to remote regions of rural Kenya
Loon, a business of Alphabet, Google’s parent company is deploying a system of balloons to beam high-speed Internet access to cover rural areas in Kenya from next year onwards. Loon is partnering with Telkom Read More...
Tesla only: an analysis of the emerging supercharger network
The challenge to set up ordinary charging stations for electric cars is already big. Tesla offers superchargers to enable electric car owners to quickly recharge their cars while they continue their journeys. Building a network of superchargers is an even bigger (financial) challenge. So far, Read More...
This 19th-century invention to heat homes helps cutting carbon emissions
Heat pumps were invented in 1856. The system works as a fridge in reverse. The pumps never became a commercial winner because they are powered by electricity and it was usually cheaper to burn fossil fuels for heating and cooling homes. That’s now changing as the world spends about 15 percent of Read More...
Four-day work week cuts stress and boosts commitment at New Zealand firm
An experiment at a New Zealand company shows that a four-day working week substantially increases the capacity of employees t0 manage their work-life balance. The 240 employees worked four eight hour days for two months and were paid for five. Academics studied the trial before, during and after Read More...
How to master the art of letting go
Moving on does require letting go. But letting go requires something, too. It requires acceptance. It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to move beyond: a heartbreak, a friendship, a family ordeal, a work situation, a city, a hurt, a dream, a future…you name it and sometimes we need to Read More...
This British town became plastic-free 6 months ago, now 330 towns are following
Last year, Penzance became the first town in Britain to receive “plastic-free” status from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). The former single-issue movement, founded in Cornwall in 1990, has become a national marine conservation charity with plastics in its sights. But, rather than target Read More...
Report: More vegetables more important for your health than omega-3 supplements
Fish oil and omega-3 supplements are being promoted to support brain and heart health. A major review of many studies now shows that eating more vegetables is more beneficial for your health than taking supplements. That makes sense. The review does not answer the question of whether eating more Read More...
Finishing dinner two hours before you go to bed supports your health
People who eat dinner at least two hours before going to sleep have a 20 percent lower risk of breast and prostate cancer than those who go to bed shortly after supper, according to a new study Read More...
Global warming and a healthy planet: It’s not your car, it’s your diet
The largest human source of carbon dioxide emissions is from the combustion of fossil fuels. At least, that is what we have been told. A new report forecasts that that is rapidly changing. The meat and dairy sector could be responsible for 80 percent of the greenhouse gases by 2050. It may not be Read More...