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Want to be more productive? Start thinking like a wild animal
Channel your inner wild animal for greater focus at Read More...
Happiness isn't the same thing as pleasure, and our brain knows it
People trying to sell you a new car, a fancy phone, or a bigger home might like you to believe that money can buy a whole lot of happiness. But your brain knows that's not true. Money can buy you pleasure, but happiness has to come from somewhere Read More...
Home wind power: Yes, in my backyard!
So maybe you’re thinking you want to generate your own electricity, and home wind power has crossed your mind. After all, who really enjoys paying a utility bill? Small wind energy is renewable, non-polluting, and, in the right circumstances, can save you Read More...
A promise is a promise: Starbucks to finally make a fully compostable cup
A decade ago, Starbucks pledged it would introduce 100 percent recyclable coffee cups. Now the coffee giant is finally going to deliver on its promise and develop a ‘fully recyclable and compostable cup’ after a coalition of environmental organizations pressured the company to honor its Read More...
These dramatic images will make you see nature in a whole new light
Photography of nature serves a great purpose. It prompts us to see nature in a slightly different way and contemplate about the greater meaning of human engagement in nature, especially in relation to its cyclic processes. Take a look here at the breathtaking photos taken by a Chicago-based Read More...
What the US can learn from Finland’s approach to homelessness
Per the latest statistics, the number of homeless people in Finland has declined from a high of 18,000 30 years ago, to approximately 7,000: the latter figure includes some 5,000 persons who are temporarily lodging with friends or relatives. In short, the problem has basically been solved. How? By Read More...
Li-Fi is set to change the way we access the Internet
You’ve most certainly heard of Wi-Fi, but have you heard of Li-Fi? Li-Fi is high-speed wireless internet transmitted through light. That light can come from something as simple as a desktop lamp. While Wi-Fi works fine, it currently relies on radio waves to work, something that we’re running Read More...
Can beets tackle Alzheimer's at its root?
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that disrupt the normal functioning of neurons. Could a common vegetal pigment provide the Read More...
Deutsche Bank executive: Bank accounts could disappear within 15 years
Marcus Schenck, one of the most senior executives at Deutsche Bank, believes that bank accounts as we know them now could disappear in as little as five Read More...
Israeli firm says it can turn garbage into plastic gold
Hawks, vultures and storks circle overhead as Christopher Sveen points at the heap of refuse rotting in the desert heat. "This is the mine of the future," he beams. Sveen is chief operations officer at UBQ, an Israeli company that has patented a process to convert household trash from landfills Read More...