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What metabolism experts say you should be eating for breakfast
Breakfast is an especially important meal because it can determine how you feel during the day. Eat something greasy and you may feel sluggish as you go through the day. Eat something light and you may be feeling hungry before lunch. So what should you actually have for Read More...
How mindfulness helps this top congressman stay calm in DC
After going on a mindfulness retreat in 2008, Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan has become a vocal advocate in DC for the practice. Speaking with Business Insider, Ryan explains the benefits mindfulness can have for veterans, schoolchildren, and average Read More...
Urban shrooming: This startup is putting mini mushroom farms inside restaurants
The urban farming scene is diversifying, and instead of growing veggies and greens, Smallhold is fruiting fungi in minifarms located right in the restaurants where they'll be served. The virtual explosion in indoor grow units and small vertical urban farms might be an indication that we're Read More...
Making our way toward a low-carbon future is not just possible, but profitable
Climate change is already tangible today as we see more extreme weather events across the world. The four warmest years on record globally have occurred in the past four years and, in many places, these temperature changes and associated rises in sea level are already putting pressure on key Read More...
These bold ideas aim to make plastic waste a thing of the past
When the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched its New Plastics Economy initiative two years ago, it made a dark, headline-grabbing prediction. It said if nothing is done to arrest the rate at which plastic is entering the oceans, those oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050. But the Read More...
Dance songs dissolve differences that divide us
People from just about every cultural background use lullabies to soothe babies, write love songs to express romantic feelings, and dance together in synchrony. Human song is used to facilitate specific psychological and social functions in ways that can make music a universal language, Read More...
The case for opening more safe injection sites in cities
More than a decade’s worth of studies have shown that supervised drug consumption sites prevent more drug overdose deaths. The idea goes like this: While in an ideal world no one would use dangerous and potentially deadly drugs, many people do. So it’s better to give these drug users space Read More...
This giant tower is the world’s biggest air purifier
China’s latest attempt to mitigate some of its air pollution is an experimental air purification tower standing 100 meters high in the city of Xian. In preliminary tests, researchers found that the giant tower can improve air quality over an area some 10 square kilometres in size. The smog tower Read More...
Good news curry lovers: Curcumin improves memory and mood
A new study found that curcumin—the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color—improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss. Curcumin has previously been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in lab studies, but this is the first time that Read More...
These unmanned electric vessels will set sail in Europe this summer
Dutch manufacturers have created what’s being called the “Tesla of the canals,” a fully electric, emission-free container barge that will operate from the ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam starting this summer. The barges are designed to operate without a crew, although the vessels Read More...