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Companies do good because “it’s the right thing to do”, study says
Why do companies launch social-responsibility programs (CSR)? Is it a genuine effort? Or is it merely window dressing? A study of 4,500 American firms, executed over a 19-year span, aims to explain the rise of CSR. The outcome generates a sense of hope and optimism. The researchers found that many Read More...
One simple investment in your health: Eat more vegetables
We all know how important veggies are for our health, and yet a whopping 87 percent of the U.S population doesn’t reach the recommended minimum goal of 2 to 3 cups of vegetables a day. Vegetables give your skin a “natural glow” and help ward off signs of aging by improving blood flow to the Read More...
After 80 years of being banned, hemp takes root in American soil again
It has been eight decades since U.S. drug laws made growing hemp in American soil illegal. Today barely 1% of Americans are farming hemp. Before it was prohibited in 1937, that number was 30% and our hemp was considered among the best in the world. Hemp is finally beginning to make a comeback after Read More...
Why more high tech professionals are thinking low tech
I thought about starting the busy week ahead by reflecting on how the fight between Apple and the FBI has become nastier than the audience at a Donald Trump rally. I also considered trying to convince you of the merits of the lowest-tech experience you can imagine: attending Major League Read More...
Why women entrepreneurs raise more money than men
Most Popular Created with Sketch. Mar 14, 2016 When a young college student drummed up a creatively feline approach to headphones back in 2014, she had no idea she was about to unleash a Cat Ear Headphone revolution. Wenqing Yan came to Indiegogo looking to raise $250,000 to bring her quirky Read More...
The Californian craft beer brewed from waste water
In autumn of 2014 – three years into California’s devastating drought– architect, Russ Drinker became fixated on brewing beer from recycled greywater (that is, water that’s been treated after use in sinks, showers and washing clothes). He was increasingly frustrated that the Read More...
The line between non-profit and for-profit has become increasingly blurry
As we are reminded by the release of Bernie’s Yearning, the flavor from Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen announced earlier this year, the boundaries between profits and purpose are increasingly blurred. While many have debated whether this mixing of profits and purpose is good or Read More...
Inspired by ants, tiny robots can move a 2-ton car
Ants can move mountains together. Researchers have observed that ants get great cooperative force by each using three of their six legs simultaneously. Taking this “biomimicry” example, they have programmed six micro robots, weighing just 3.5 ounces in total, to pull a car weighing 3,900 Read More...
This start-up sells cheap food as ‘hunger relief’
The U.S currently has a major food waste problem, with an astounding 40% of food grown in the country winding up in the trash. And yet despite this, nearly 50 million Americans are “food insecure” according to the USDA. To combat both these issues, one grocery store in a working class Read More...
United Airlines begins flying powered by garbage
With pressure mounting on the airline industry to reduce their carbon emissions, commercial airlines like United are turning to more environmentally-friendly alternatives to fuel their planes. This past Friday, United became the first airline in the U.S to begin full commercial deployment of Read More...