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The sleep routine for every type of child, according to ayurveda
Is your child naturally quick or slow? Laid back or competitive? Intuitive or methodical? When it comes to children, you can't change their essential nature—but as a parent, you can learn how to understand them better and help them grow to their full potential. In Ayurveda, a traditional Read More...
An exclusive look at Airbnb's first foray into urban planning
Two years ago, the founders of Airbnb were asking themselves what the company could become, now that its vision of becoming the world's largest home-share community had come true beyond their wildest expectations. That’s when they happened across a list of the top 10 tech companies of the 1990s. Read More...
Thomson Reuters joins blockchain consortium
Thomson Reuters has joined a consortium of the world's biggest financial institutions that is working on how to use blockchain technology in global financial markets, the company said on Tuesday. Blockchain technology powers the digital currency bitcoin, enabling data sharing across a network of Read More...
The Clean Power Plan is already working for the northeast
When the EPA released the Clean Power Plan last year, a lot of people freaked out. In fact, more than half of U.S. states joined a lawsuit challenging the plan, which seeks to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. Opponents have argued that the plan is draconian, heavy-handed Read More...
Storage can replace gas in our electricity networks and boost renewables
Energy storage could replace peak gas in our electricity network. That’s the finding of a study that my colleagues and I recently published in the Journal of Applied Energy. Energy storage is often considered the holy grail of the electricity sector. Tesla’s Powerwall home battery Read More...
The creative ways companies offset their climate emissions
Leading corporations around the world are offsetting their carbon emissions in creative ways. Cosmetics giant L’Oreal is distributing cleaner-burning stoves to women in Burkina Faso who boil the shea nuts used in its cosmetics products. Delta Airlines addresses some of its unavoidable emissions Read More...
This new six-pack ring is biodegradable and edible
Plastic pollutes the oceans and is detrimental to marine life. But a Florida brewing company is now introducing biodegradable six-pack rings for their beer made from grain left over from its brewing process. The grain-based rings are edible—so rather than choking on plastic, marine life can Read More...
New technology uses photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide into fuel
Carbon dioxide is a problem; the source of global warming. Right? Yes. But CO2 can also be a solution. Researchers have created a technology that mimics a plant’s ability to inhale carbon dioxide and, with water, convert it into glucose and oxygen. In the process, a synthetic fuel is created Read More...
We may soon be able to get the benefits of red wine in pill form
An ingredient in red wine known as resveratrol is known to prolong life and protect against a range of ailments including heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, it would take unforgiving amounts of wine to receive the benefits of this ingredient, but that may change soon. Read More...
Optimism has amazing health benefits: Here's why
Optimism is good for your health. You know. Or at least, as a reader of The Optimist Daily, you should know. Research shows that optimists maintain better health and live longer than pessimists, and are able to recover from setbacks in life with more resiliency. Here are some of the other benefits Read More...