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Why a blueberry muffin requires a 48-minute walk
We are sitting too much, not walking enough. The British chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health has a simple solution: add an icon on food packaging showing how much exercise you'll need to do to burn off the calories in the favorite treat you have just consumed. Picture a blueberry Read More...
A solar innovation that provides water, electricity & internet connectivity to 3000 people
This innovation delivers a hattrick of very needful things to the developing world. The Watly system is described as the "biggest solar-powered computer in the world," which combines solar photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage for powering the unit (and for charging external devices), with a water Read More...
The surprisingly easy way to reduce your anxiety
Acts of kindness help to curb anxiety. Psychologists at the University of British Columbia found that engaging in acts of kindness on a daily basis from washing a roommate’s dishes to donating to charity can improve symptoms of anxiety by strengthening social relationships, increasing social Read More...
A small town in Germany is showing the rest of the world what helping refugees actually means
Language barriers and societal differences certainly make the integration of refugees a challenge for cities, but it is more than possible. Just take a look at Marburg, a German town pioneering a model to connect incoming refugees job that stabilize their lives. Marburg has a job center unlike any Read More...
Janine Benyus looks to nature for design inspiration
Janine Benyus is the founder of Biomimicry 3.8, a Missoula, Mont.-based design consultancy named not after a version of some proprietary software, but rather the 3.8 billion years nature has been doing its own design “R&D.” The firm is the product of Benyus’s landmark 1997 Read More...
Texas and California have too much renewable energy
Solar and wind power is coming online at rates unforeseen only a few years ago. That’s a good thing if your goal is to decarbonize the energy sector. But if you’re a utility or independent power producer and you make your money off selling electricity, it can be not such a good thing. In places Read More...
Tesla’s Model 3 already has 325,000 prospective owners
Orders keep rolling in for the forthcoming Model 3 from The extraordinary response to the vehicle, which will not even be built until late next year, underscored the demand among consumers for a mass-market electric car that carries Tesla’s luxury-brand cachet. Tesla said in a blog post that Read More...
Meditation apps that’ll keep you from losing your mind
Taxes are due, students are prepping for finals, and the sunny days of summer are still a dream away. Your days are filled with stress! There’s gotta be an app for that. Good news: We’ve found some apps to help you unwind. Load up your devices with these tools for mediation, mindfulness, and Read More...
Google self-driving cars head to Arizona to test desert road conditions
Google continues to tap new testing locations for its self-driving cars, with the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona picked as the next spot, reports Reuters. Jennifer Haroon, head of business operations for Google's autonomous vehicles said that Arizona was attractive not just as a Read More...
Drought-stricken California looks to Australia for tips on recycling water
As hopes that a much-hyped “Godzilla” El Niño event will banish California’s record drought fade, the state is starting to look for clues from overseas on how to conserve each increasingly precious drop that does fall on its parched land. The water capture efforts of Read More...