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Here’s how to solve world hunger
Tristram Stuart has 24 hours to produce a restaurant meal for 50 people—to plan a menu, gather food, then welcome guests to a venue in a city not his own. Complicating what sounds like a reality-show contest is a singular rule: Nearly all the ingredients must be sourced from farms and vendors Read More...
Exercise for the ADHD body and mind
Last month we looked at music and the benefits of musical training on Read More...
What do Iceland and Kenya have in common? Lots of clean and renewable geothermal energy
Walking out of Keflavik airport as the arctic breeze hit my face at 50 km per hour, I thought to myself, “I love my job.”A job that makes a tropical citizen like me enjoy the hospitality of the very warm Icelanders and allows me to learn from their experience is hard to top. With Read More...
This suit made of mushroom spores helps decompose bodies sustainably
With the rise of electric cars, sustainable architecture, eco-friendly diets, composting, and countless other options, forging a sustainable life is often as easy as it is trendy. Now, it's even easy after death, thanks to a bodysuit made from a decidedly old-school material: mushrooms. The Read More...
Commercial airlines get their first global emissions standard
Commercial airlines can no longer fly without thinking about the skies they’re polluting. Officials from 23 countries have agreed to set the first international carbon dioxide emissions standard for commercial aircraft with tougher guidelines for new airplane models to meet in 2020. New aircrafts Read More...
Smart farming is ‘biggest global business opportunity’
With smart technology giving farmers the precise tools and information they need to produce more while using less, smart farming is becoming the biggest global business opportunity in the world. According to the United Nations Global Compact, more than 5,500 global leaders in private and public Read More...
How women are treated is best predictor of state's peacefulness
Using the largest database on the status of women in the world today, research have found that there is a strong and highly significant link between state security and women's security. In fact, the very best predictor of a state's peacefulness is not its level of wealth, its level of democracy, or Read More...
Natural geoengineering: A techno-fix to remove CO2 from the atmosphere we can all like
To solve the challenges of climate change, some techno-optimists advocate technological fixes, known as climate geoengineering—from spraying sulfate aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect more solar energy back into space, to fertilizing the ocean with pulverized iron to stimulate blooms of Read More...
4 science-backed tips for achieving your dreams
Self-control is key to achieving your dreams. But it's hard to keep up. Self-control can exhaust us and, research has shown, gets depleted as the day goes on. So, one solution is to work on your dreams in the morning. Staying calm and manage your energy is another way to get ahead. If you find it Read More...
Want more happiness? Learn to value your time over your wallet
Can you guess? Most of us have to work, but the importance we place on our jobs and overworking is on us. It’s better for our health and happiness to make the most of our time and enjoy ourselves, and those who value their time stay happier longer. A study published recently by the Society Read More...