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Scotland is subsidizing electric bikes to encourage sustainable and active travel
Scotland is a very hilly place. Sometimes it seems it is nothing but hills. I asked engineer and long-distance runner Es Tressider of Highland Passive why he moved there and he told me “for the hills.” It is often cold and wet and windy. On a recent visit I was almost blown off the roof of Read More...
Could this web browser extension be an antidote to fake news?
A couple of fact-check organizations have teamed up to create a Google Chrome extension that aims to tackle “fake news” online. The Trusted News extension, which just became available this week, labels news sites with color-coded symbols to warn users about the trustworthiness of the Read More...
This app will make sure you get enough vitamin D from sunlight
To get enough sunlight for your body to produce vitamin D, the conditions need to be just right: the sun needs to be shining somewhat directly down on you. If you live near the equator, that includes the middle of every day. For the rest of us, we get our best vitamin D time in the middle of the Read More...
Study: Students would rather be employed by NASA and the UN than big companies
According to a survey of over 62,000 students in the US, the most attractive employers for university students are organizations that don’t care about profit at all. Surprisingly enough, US Students across a wide swath of academic disciplines ranked governmental organizations like NASA and the UN Read More...
Goldman Sach's new exchange fund will invest in companies that do ‘good’
Why can’t companies be an instrument for goodness? That’s one of the questions spiritual guru Deepak Chopra posed to billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II in the fall of 2012, which led him to build a foundation based around the idea behind those questions. Until now that foundation merely listed Read More...
Relax like a deep-sea dweller with these relaxing ocean soundscapes
Sometimes we point our readers towards articles that provide quality tips and tricks for reducing stress and improving sleep. This is not one of those times. Instead, follow the link and take a dive into the deep blue sea for 10 hours of relaxing ocean soundscapes produced by BBC Read More...
Why plant protein is better for you than animal protein
It’d be great if a burger-a-day diet was healthy. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not the worst. You’ve got protein in there and hopefully some veggies on top (and on the side), and even some fiber from the roll (you used whole grain, Read More...
A Chennai girl’s rise from Madras University to General Motors’s first female CFO
In an industry not exactly known for its diversity, an iconic American carmaker has appointed its first female chief financial officer (CFO). And she’s from Chennai, Read More...
Researchers: disrupting gut-brain communication may affect learning and memory
The connection between food and memory is one of those fundamentally human experiences we can all relate to. A compelling new study from the University of Southern California has revealed an intriguing explanation behind this phenomenon, and it illustrates how strongly the "second brain" in our gut Read More...
10 tips for traveling more responsibly
Each year, almost 1.2 billion people travel abroad, making travel and tourism one of the largest industries in the world. Representing a whopping 10 percent of the global economy, it supplies millions of jobs and benefits countless Read More...