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The founder of Wikipedia is bringing a fact-based mentality back to journalism
Fake news is an online virus of deliberately misleading information masqueraded as legitimate news. To put an end to it, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is launching a community-driven online news service that will bring the fact-based, fact-checking mentality of Wikipedia to the news. The project, Read More...
Why changing your life isn’t as hard as you think, explained by a psychologist
Most of us—whether we know it or not—hold the belief that change for the better is much more difficult than change for the worse. We confuse the fact that change requires effort with the myth that success is unlikely, a false idea that keeps us from creating the changes that will serve us Read More...
Here's why African cities could lead in water innovation
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 1:45am For sub-Saharan Africa, water long has been something of a paradox. On the one hand, it is the source of some of the continent’s worst PR. Water in Africa rarely appears on the global stage except when there isn’t enough of it — as in the Read More...
Best friends can boost resilience during tough times
Best friends are great for celebrating the good times, but a new study suggests that their biggest emotional boosts may come when the going gets tough. Researchers say the preliminary analysis provides the first long-term evidence that having a close, non-romantic relationship can be enormously Read More...
Uber plans to test flying cars within three years
Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday detailed ambitious plans to take to the skies with flying cars, as the ride-hailing company is reeling from a series of controversies including a lawsuit that could impede its crucial self-driving vehicle initiative. At a conference in Dallas, far from the San Read More...
This device uses the sun to pull clean drinking water out of desert air
In Kenya, where a three-year-long drought was declared a national disaster in February, getting a drink of water can mean walking five miles or more to a well that may or may not be dry. A new device under development now shows how someone in a future drought–or the hundreds of millions Read More...
How close are your strangers: A country-to-country guide to personal space
Those who have traveled know that the concept of personal space—how close we stand to our colleagues, our friends, stranger—is not universal. In fact, research shows people in Argentina and other South American countries require less personal space than people from Asia. In Saudi Arabia, people Read More...
This non-profit helps people pay their overdue water bills
Isn’t it inhumane that those who can’t afford to pay their water bills can have their water supply shut off? The nonprofit organization The Human Utility thinks so. That's why they have built a website to connect donors with people in need. With some documents like paystubs, people with overdue Read More...
Impact of feet hitting the ground opens up arteries and increases blood flow
Knotting up your trainers and going on a walk or run is widely known to benefit the heart, but did you know that it also improves long-term brain function? New research suggests that the impact of the foot hitting the ground sends pressure waves through the arteries, significantly increasing the Read More...
Ontario is going to give universal basic income a shot
The idea of basic income is being hailed for its potential to reduce poverty and cut out red tape. Finland recently launched its own trial in January, and now the largest province in Canada is experimenting with giving a basic income to randomly selected people with no strings attached. Single Read More...