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Fair trade gifts that do good
The holidays are just around the corner! Time to make your list, check it twice, and start finding gifts for all of the important people in your life. And while those homemade sweaters you gave out last year were memorable (and even fit a few people), why not make your gifts Fair Trade Read More...
Research finds common grass could help boost food security
Australian researchers have discovered that the common Panic grasses could hold the secret to increasing the yields of cereal crops and help feed the world with increasing temperature extremes and a population of nearly 10 billion people by 2050. The findings, published in Nature Plants, show the Read More...
African scientists are embracing R&D, reversing brain drain from the continent
Until recently most of Africa’s best talent left the continent for an education or career abroad. As a result, Africa contributes only a meager one percent of the world’s research output. But the tide is changing and more and more initiatives are successfully launched to stimulate African Read More...
Appliance maker Electrolux wants to start “Uber for laundry”
The opportunities for the sharing economy are endless and corporations are exploring how they can stimulate and participate in peer to peer experiences. Swedish appliance maker Electrolux is considering launching an “Uber for laundry”, a platform that would allow anyone with a laundry machine Read More...
Scientists turn nuclear waste into electricity-generating diamonds
How to dispose of nuclear waste is one of the great technical challenges of the 21st century. British physicists have now found a way to convert seemingly worthless—and dangerous—nuclear waste into man-made diamond batteries that can generate a small electric current for longer than the entire Read More...
One in six Americans are considering a career in the sharing economy
A new survey shows that one in six Americans are considering launching a career in the sharing economy. One in four has already participated in the peer-to-peer economy sharing their possessions or selling their used goods or personal creations. They have taken a task on a digital platform (like Read More...
Turn your daily bath into a revitalizing ritual
Here are 5 tips for turning your daily bath into a meditation. In a bath ritual, you can set intentions for different aspects of your life—and let everything negative go down the drain. Use crystals and essentials oils—and forget soap—for spiritual maintenance and to clean your Read More...
The Unbusy Manifesto: How to slow down, chill out, and live life more intentionally
When did we stop choosing our lives and begin surrendering to them? Half-living each day as a reaction to the constant barrage of never-ending to-do lists, social obligations, work functions, status updates, and more? Pummeled by reactive, autopilot busyness, rather than living life as an Read More...
Stop meditating alone—for productivity gains, it’s a team sport
You’ve probably heard that meditation increases focus, memory, and compassion, according to a range of studies. Yet only 8% of us do it. This number could get a boost soon, as several companies introduce the practice into group settings in the workplace. A survey by Fidelity Investments and the Read More...
Survey of New York City soil uncovers medicine-making microbes
Microbes have long been an invaluable source of new drugs. And to find more, we may have to look no further than the ground beneath our feet. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shown that the dirt beneath New York City teems with our tiny allies in the fight against disease. In soil Read More...