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Who really stands to win from universal basic income?
In 1795, a group of magistrates gathered in the English village of Speenhamland to try to solve a social crisis brought on by the rising price of grain. The challenge was an increase in poverty, even among the employed. The social system at the time, which came to be known as Elizabethan Poor Law, Read More...
Some desperate migrants are lucky: they meet Sister Norma at the border
Some of the migrants from Central America arrive at the U.S. border in this small town in Texas. And that means they will be received by Sister Norma and her Catholic Charities team. Her operation has become a remarkable united effort that includes many denominations and works with the government - Read More...
Magic mushrooms and LSD alter the mind—they can also heal the mind
A few small studies have found mind-altering psychedelics—magic mushrooms and LSD—to show promise in treating mental health disorders like depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder. Often the psychedelics were successful in cases where all other treatments had failed. Now UK Read More...
Study: Four cups of coffee a day protects the heart
A new German study confirms that drinking coffee is good for your heart. The caffeine in coffee kick-starts a protein that is found in the mitochondria—the energy centers of the cells—that help protect the heart and repair damage to heart muscles after a heart attack. Four cups of coffee a day Read More...
Natural solution: Plastic-eating bacteria could solve global pollution crisis
The problem of plastic pollutions has been dominating environmental headlines for months. Now, a student at a college in Oregon in the United States may have found one of the most promising solutions: bacteria capable of “eating” plastic and breaking it down into harmless by-products. Much Read More...
Oprah: No to these three questions signals a problem for relationships
Oprah Winfrey knows about conflict. In her television show, she has interviewed 30,000 people about subjects as complex as suicide, infidelity, mental health, and sexual abuse. She says that all her guests wanted one thing: validation. That is why, according to Oprah, these three questions are key Read More...
Is 'kindfulness' the secret to happiness?
Earlier this year, I returned to work after four months of maternity leave. As a freelance writer, I don’t have the luxury of extended time off, so two days a week my son goes to nursery, while I write from the kitchen table. It was a difficult Read More...
Whale made with 10,000 lbs. of plastic waste emerges from canal
Plastic waste is a huge problem -- every minute, a garbage truck's worth of plastics ends up in our oceans, contaminating marine ecosystems, clogging up coastlines and very likely ending up in what becomes our Read More...
Joint yoga session of Chinese and Indian armies
India and China, the two most populous nations in Asia, share a long history of border disputes and conflicts. Early last year, the two countries clashed along the disputed border between China and Bhutan that is surrounded by India. So, it’s good news that border forces of both countries engaged Read More...
See-through solar cells will enable office buildings to produce their own energy
Houses and office buildings account for 75 percent of electricity use in the United States, and 40 percent of its energy use overall. The perfect solution for buildings would be to use their windows for the generation of the energy they need. That would require the “miracle” of see-through Read More...