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New initiative aims to put Canada at the forefront of regenerative medicine
The Canadian government has announced a funding kick start for the new Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine to help establish a stem-cell therapy development facility. The new center aims to accelerate the development and adoption of cell manufacturing biotechnologies. The Read More...
What Trader Joe's can teach us about treating workers well
Trader Joe’s made its name by offering delicious hipster-yuppie snacks like wild salmon jerky and sea-salt almonds, as well as $2-dollar wines and organic milk that won’t put your kids’ college savings at risk. But there’s another thing the privately held grocery store chain Read More...
6 qualities mindful people enjoy that mindless people don't
Mindfulness, as hot a topic as it is, is also an oft misunderstood concept. Many confuse being mindful with being meditative, but you don't have to become a dedicated yogi to enjoy the professional and personal benefits of a more mindful existence. It's not about being new-agey or trendy. Read More...
Your 21st-century car will be zero-emissions and smart
Silicon Valley and Detroit are now in a race to reinvent the automobile — delivering zero tailpipe emissions, autonomous driving, and seamless voice-connectivity between the car, all your digital devices, your home and place of work. Think iPhone compared to landline in visualizing the scale Read More...
Nature Offers Clues to Designing for Health
(Photo by Mikelzubi) Imitating nature might benefit fields from material engineering to urban planning, a group called the Biomimicry Institute says. Can it also improve artificial limbs? Biomimicry is a design philosophy that guides an innovative merger of natural evolution and modern science. Read More...
The first International Conference of Masculinities: Why feminism is good for men
Something new and promising: A conference in New York with 700 male feminists, led by sociologist Michael Kimmel, who has been pitching feminism to men for almost 40 years. Here's what Kimmel has to say: “Most men don’t see feminism as being about them, let alone in their interests. The common Read More...
Significant decline in coal-burning in China signals major turnaround
Coal-burning in China is in significant decline, according to official figures released on Tuesday. The new data is good news for the fight against climate change and shows a major turnaround for one of the world’s biggest polluters as it continues its transition to clean energy; earlier this Read More...
Self-driving cars will save on fuel and cut down substantially on greenhouse gas emissions
While there's more testing than real life to self-driving cars, it seems they will be part of the future. Automakers like Audi, BMW, Ford and Toyota continue developing their versions of the technology and Google sends driverless cars around the streets of California. Meanwhile, president Obama Read More...
Small neighborhood businesses could benefit from relaxed crowdfunding laws
New laws in the US, passed in 2015, mean the same everyday folks who have backed video games and kitchen gadgets on platforms such as Kickstarter will be able to put thousands of dollars into building a shopping center, for example, or developing a trailblazing vehicle. Companies can now raise up Read More...
Overcoming adversity: How to make lemonade out of life’s lemons
We all experience adversity. Some of us use it to their psychological advantage. How do they do this? New research suggests creativity may play a key role in determining our ability to thrive in tough times. Here's a personal story of a woman who turned to creative outlets like writing, Read More...