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This map changes the way you see the world
We see the world as we know the map. It’s distorted picture of reality: Some countries are much bigger than they truly are. Others are smaller. It’s problem that comes with the projection of a 3-dimensional ball onto a 2-dimensional surface. And so the distortion lives in our minds. Here’s a Read More...
A bit of competition is the best motivation for regular exercise, says science
A new study shows that a bit of competition works best if you want to motivate yourself to exercise regularly. 800 graduate and professional students were put through an 11- week exercise program with running, spinning, yoga, Pilates and weightlifting classes. Each person was assigned to work Read More...
Mom breaks into tears: “I got to vote for a woman for president”
On election night Tuesday, Hillary Clinton hopes to take the stage at New York City’s Javits Center, beneath a glass ceiling, as America’s first female president-elect. If the Democratic nominee is elected president, it will be a captivating moment, overflowing with emotion Read More...
Want to work for Uber but don't have a car? GM will rent you one
Uber has a new short-term car leasing partner for its drivers, and it’s none other than General Motors—a major investor in rival ride-hailing company Lyft. On Tuesday, Uber and a 10-month-old car-sharing division within GM announced a new pilot program in San Francisco that will let Uber Read More...
What it's like to meditate with Deepak Chopra
I’m not one for meditating. It’s not that I don’t believe in the virtues and benefits of the practice, but my mind tends to wander and instead of coming out of a session feeling zen, I instead emerge worried about my next deadline or the mysterious cough my 4-year-old daughter might have. Oh, Read More...
5 things that will make you happier, according to neuroscience
Let’s get more specific: what’s going to make your brain happy? And let’s focus on things that are simple and easy to do instead of stuff like winning the lottery. Neuroscience has answers. I’ve discussed this subject before and it was so popular I decided to call an expert to get even Read More...
Project aims to end 'ambiguity' of plant-based medicine
A team of scientists at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew has embarked on the mammoth task of creating a single database of the world's medicinal plant species. Our knowledge of beneficial botany is dispersed across many sources, and is complicated with most species having a variety of different names. Read More...
The hidden world of soil under our feet
A teaspoon of soil may have billions of microbes divided among 5,000 different types, thousands of species of fungi and protozoa, nematodes, mites and a couple of termite species. How these and other pieces all fit together is still largely a mystery. “There’s a teeming organization Read More...
Can wind and solar fuel Africa's future?
At the threshold of the Sahara Desert near Ouarzazate, Morocco, some 500,000 parabolic mirrors run in neat rows across a valley, moving slowly in unison as the Sun sweeps overhead. This US$660-million solar-energy facility opened in February and will soon have company. Morocco has committed to Read More...
6 ways you can tell the global shift to renewable energy has arrived
We've said it before but it bears repeating: the global shift to clean energy is on today. Not 10 years from now. Not 50 years from now. Today. We're already seeing the benefits too in a whole host of sectors. And those below are just for starters. Which highlights why—with the Paris Read More...