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5 simple ways to improve your memory
We’ve all experienced the excruciating moment where a colleague greets you, only for you to completely forget their name. (We know, there are worse examples.) The awkwardness of a memory lapse can be brutal, but there’s a way to spare yourself the embarrassment of forgetting. Here are five of Read More...
This zero-energy home is run by machines and costs a lot less than a regular house
Can the Axiom House create a new model for how we design houses—and how we build them? A net-zero house—one that creates as much energy as it uses—is usually a pricey custom design. The cost is one reason that there are only around 600 of the homes in the U.S. today. But a new Read More...
Forest conservation takes off
Tropical forest regeneration is ramping up in a bid to boost conservation globally. Monitoring regeneration can be labor intensive and expensive, making it difficult to know whether conservation efforts have been successful. However, manual monitoring isn’t the only option. Unmanned Read More...
How Germany's renewable energy revolution took off
By many measures, Germany is an unlikely birthplace for a renewable-energy revolution. Its reputation for being a generally gloomy country, with few sunny days, is well established. Its onshore wind potential is merely middling. And with the world’s fourth-largest GDP, it requires steady Read More...
Why Google wants its self-driving cars to drive more like you
Google is designing its self-driving cars to operate more like human drivers on the road, according to the Wall Street Journal. That means cutting corners, creeping at stop signs and pausing less frequently. Chris Urmson, Google’s lead on the driverless car project, said at a conference in Read More...
Driverless cars could save tens of millions of lives this century
Automation on the roads could be the great public-health achievement of the 21st century. If driverless cars deliver on their promise to eliminate the vast majority of fatal traffic accidents, the technology will rank among the most transformative public-health initiatives in human history. But how Read More...
Tesla delivers Model X electric SUV to take on luxury carmakers
FREMONT, Calif. Telsa Motors delivered the first of its long-awaited Model X electric sports-utility vehicles on Tuesday, a product investors are counting on to make the pioneering company profitable after years of losses. The launch of the Model X represents a milestone for the loss-making Silicon Read More...
6 simple ways to turn a bad day around
Some days just suck the life out of you, and no amount of cleansing breaths are going to change that. Here's what will. You’ve heard the standard advice about getting through a bad day—breathe deeply, meditate, be mindful. But some days just suck the life out of you, and no amount of cleansing Read More...
This guy makes hipster shoes in Africa. But don't call him a social entrepreneur
When he was 24, Tal Dehtiar found himself on a bus with a gun at his head. He was hitchhiking through South America at the time, fresh off of graduating from business school. It was while on a bus in Brazil that a gunman boarded, demanding that everyone hand over their belongings. Dehtiar refused. Read More...
Car-sharing service car2go goes luxe with Mercedes
Car-sharing service car2go is injecting a little luxe into its lineup. The Daimler-owned company, which has more than 1 million registered members in 29 cities globally, is adding 75 four-door Mercedes-Benz B-class vehicles to its fleet in Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver. The pilot program, which Read More...