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San Francisco is clearing marijuana convictions with the help of an algorithm
Now that weed is legal in California, people with old marijuana arrests can have their records cleared. The only problem is that this process takes time and money, and sets up a lot of obstacles for people who may not be able to hire an attorney or take time off work. In San Francisco, the Read More...
6 pain-free things you can do to help turn the tide on plastic
Biodegradable plastics are often touted as the eco-friendly solution to non-recyclable plastics, but the reality is that biodegradables aren’t doing much to clean up our planet. They require the 130-degree heat of an industrial composter to break down, meaning that they won’t decompose in the Read More...
To get rid of nuclear waste, researchers are turning it into glass
Nuclear waste is one of the major environmental headaches of our time. Even if every reactor on Earth were to suddenly shut down, there would still be millions of gallons of waste left over. One way the world can get rid of low-level nuclear waste is by turning it into glass. There are a number of Read More...
8 simple ways to stay calm, even in the face of chaos
You may have heard that outer order contributes to inner calm, and while true, what if you could remain calm despite chaos rather than avoiding chaos? Here are eight tips for positive simplifying that can help you remain Read More...
100 million Americans have chronic pain, very few use this tool to treat it
Chronic pain often has no physical cause. Psychotherapy can reduce the Read More...
Shopping at Whole Foods is finally a good deal—if you have Amazon Prime
The “Whole Paycheck” era at Whole Foods is finally over—if you have Amazon Prime. Amazon is serving up a smorgasbord of discounts to Prime members to make shopping at the upscale US supermarket chain more Read More...
The next time you want to complain at work, do this instead
I looked at my watch. It was 3:20pm. I had been on the phone for over an hour, almost all of that time listening to Frank*, a senior manager at Jambo, a technology company, complain about his boss, Brandon. Jambo is a company I know well — I have many ongoing relationships there from when I used Read More...
Corc Yoga mats are green and gorgeous, made from trees
Crafted from sustainably harvested cork in Portugal, these stunning mats will take your yoga practice to new eco-friendly Read More...
How hardy volcanic microbes helped track down an anti-aging "superhero" protein
A team of scientists, looking to figure out how hardy little creatures known as archaea thrive in boiling, volcanic pools of sulfuric acid like they were hot tubs, may have uncovered the key to an anti-aging drug. By manipulating a so-called "super hero" protein common to both archaea and humans, Read More...
India has plans to construct hybrid solar-wind power plants across the country
In India, the government has released a draft policy for setting up wind-solar hybrid plants to strengthen the country’s booming renewable energy sector. One of the major drawbacks of both wind and solar farms today is that power is produced only during certain intervals—when the sun shines Read More...