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LSD-like drugs are coming out of exile
Psychedelic drugs, like LSD, are not addictive and they have been used with success in treating mental disorders. They may even provide a better understanding of consciousness. Yet, they were outlawed nearly half a century ago. But in recent years, there are increasing signs that hallucinogens may Read More...
Ford plans to make car parts out of CO2 pollution
Ford is planning to make car parts from a new kind of plastic polymer made from emissions. For the last four years, the U.S. carmaker has been working with a manufacturer to develop a CO2-based foam, and soon a plastic, that can eventually replace parts made from petroleum. The shift could reduce Read More...
Bringing everyone online would lift 500 million people out of poverty
Internet access means access to opportunities as people find ways to sell their products and services. So connecting everyone to the internet would lead to a substantial growth impulse for the world economy. According to a new report getting the 4 billion people—who are not yet connected—online Read More...
You feel better when you accept yourself
Many people have low self-acceptance. That’s most likely a result of a lack of empathy from their parents during their childhood. Consequently, in their adult lives, these people may need much stronger affirmation from others than most people do. Some people with low self-acceptance try to Read More...
People power: Tasmanian residents to store solar energy and sell it back to grid
There are more than 1.5m households in Australia with rooftop solar. And in a few months time, 40 Tasmanian homeswill be acting as mini power stations – not just producing energy for their own consumption and to export back into the grid, but actively trading and profiting from the power they Read More...
Google-owned Waze is testing its own Uber-like carpooling feature
Google-owned maps app Waze is testing a new carpooling service in California's Bay Area that will let users from certain companies hitch rides to work together. Waze Carpool is currently invite-only for people who work at a handful of companies including Adobe and, unsurprisingly, Google, and Read More...
Prisons could be unlikely source of tomorrow's entrepreneurs
Britain’s prisons are a massive, untapped source of entrepreneurial potential, according to a new report, and the Government is wasting billions by failing to harness this talent. The Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE), the think tank, has claimed that the UK could save up to £1.4bn Read More...
Make everything fair trade by nature, not just by name
World Fair Trade Day took place over the weekend on May 14. This day is set aside to raise awareness of environmental and social sustainability issues associated with trade and business, and to push for more equitable and fair practices globally. This is an increasingly salient topic for businesses Read More...
Designers use discarded life jackets to make mattresses for refugees arriving in Greece
All refugees traveling from Syria, via Turkey to Greece by boat wear life jackets that they discard once on shore. So the Greek islands that they arrive at have become huge cemeteries of life jackets. At the same time there’s a shortage of places to sleep on the islands and most refuges are Read More...
Turning coffee grounds into sustainable road construction material
Researchers of the Swinburne University in Melbourne have found a way to turn coffee grounds into a sustainable material that can be used to pave roads. The research team has calculated that with the coffee grounds from all the cafes in the city, 3 miles of roads per year could be build. The Read More...