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A perfectionist's guide to coping with failure
Failure and rejection are natural elements of life, but if you are a perfectionist, falling short of any goal can send you into despair. Since we can’t always control the outcomes of our efforts, the best thing we can do is prepare for the possibility of failure. Preparing for setbacks helps Read More...
Taiwanese farmers turn their damaged fields into solar farms
Across the world, farmers are discovering a new "crop" they can cultivate on their fields: solar panels and windmills to generate electricity. In Taiwan, many farmers are dealing with changing soil conditions that have rendered entire fields of soil useless. That's why they are leasing their land Read More...
Nigeria is tackling election fraud with this solar-powered voting device
A new solar-powered hand-held voting machine should help prevent election fraud in Nigeria. The device uses biometrics such as facial recognition and thumbprint scans to register the voter into the system, and then stores the results in the cloud to keep track of any attempts to manipulate the Read More...
Republican senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax
Not all Republicans are skeptics of climate change. In fact, a group of Republic senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax to combat the effects of climate change. They want to put in place a gradually increasing carbon tax, with dividends being returned to the people, as well as border Read More...
Seattle is ditching Wells Fargo due to funding of Dakota Access Pipeline
Citizens as consumers are powerful. Here's a good example. Due to the fact that Wells Fargo plays a role in funding the Dakota Access Pipeline, as well as taking part in a fraudulent banking scandal, the Seattle City Council has decided to pull its money out of the bank when its current contract Read More...
New Honda fuel-cell car, Clarity, lands in Bay Area
Heather Mc Laughlin’s new car sprang to life Monday with a gentle whoosh, followed by a quiet electric whine. A few drops of water trickled out the back and puddled on Dublin Honda’s showroom floor. “You can drink that,” said Honda spokeswoman Natalie Kumaratne. The car, a Read More...
The world could reach peak oil in three years, thanks to cheap renewables
The world could reach peak oil and coal in as little as three years—not because either is close to running out, but because of the falling cost of solar power and electric cars and stronger climate policy. A new report from the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London and the Carbon Read More...
4 inspiring TED talks that will help you (finally) spend less time on Facebook
Do you think you spend too much time on Facebook? If you answered yes, you're probably right. The social media giant revealed last year that its 1.8 billion users spend an average 50 minutes on its services (including Instagram). That's more than one sixteenth of your time awake, or one eighth of Read More...
Honda and Hitachi are forming an electric vehicle motor company
Honda Motor and Hitachi's auto parts subsidiary plan to form a joint venture to develop, produce and sell motors for electric vehicles (EV), joining forces to better compete in the highly specialized "green" car segment. Automakers are increasingly teaming up with parts suppliers to build Read More...
Modern Acupuncture opens first location in Scottsdale
Modern Acupuncture, a pioneer health and wellness concept to make the natural health and cosmetic benefits of acupuncture accessible and affordable is now open in north Scottsdale. Modern Acupuncture combines a healing form that has been validated by thousands of years of practice with a modern, Read More...