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Kids who 'mind read' tend to learn more effectively
Everyone mind reads to some degree, using intuition and context clues to empathize with and interpret the thoughts, words and actions of others. Young children do this too. And according to a new study, those that do it best tend to be better selective learners. In an experiment conducted by Read More...
Increased activity in older brains may point to new avenues for treating memory loss
Neurons are hyperactive and fire more in newly studied area of hippocampus. Northwestern Medicine scientists have examined activity in a little-studied part of the brain associated with memory and found for the first time the reason that neurons there become more active in old age, findings that Read More...
Farms harvest cuts in carbon dioxide via soil
Fourth-generation rancher Loren Poncia calls himself a soil geek, and California wants to pay him for it. “If the soil is healthier, everything is better: the grass, the cows and the pocketbook,” said the rancher, gesturing toward the yellow perennial grasses streaked with green that cover Read More...
With a few simple changes, Denmark is radically reducing its food waste
In just five years, the country has slashed wasted food by 25%. What can we learn from its success? Someone living in Chicago throws out around two and a half times more food—around 273 pounds a year—than someone in Copenhagen. What makes Danes so much better than Americans at actually Read More...
Mapped: how the sharing economy is sweeping the world
The UK is the European capital of the sharing economy, accounting for one-in-10 of the world's companies in this new digital sector, more than Europe's next three most prolific hubs – France, Spain and Germany – combined. However, the US is the reigning champion, producing more than half of the Read More...
Harnessing solar energy for agriculture
Facing simmering hot weather almost for nine months in a year, Vellore district is eminently suited for harnessing of solar energy for various purposes. The government is granting almost 80 per cent subsidy to farmers coming forward to install solar pumpsets for energising irrigation pump sets. K. Read More...
Electric First, Driverless Later?
There are hints the tech giant is dipping into its classic playbook. Apple is doubling down on developing an electric car, and has assigned a 2019 ship-date to its secret automotive project, code-named Titan, according to a report this week in The Wall Street Journal. The latest news builds on Read More...
This $400 mini-computer lets you mine Bitcoin and sell digital goods
A pocket-sized computer that lets you buy and sell digital goods and services using Bitcoin has become available for pre-order on Amazon in the US, promising to "return economic power to the individual". Developed by 21 Inc, a San Francisco-based startup backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Read More...
Bank of America just filed a patent that would let you send money using bitcoin
Banks are exploring a variety of uses for bitcoin and digital currency, but one area in particular appears to be piquing their interest: transferring funds between countries. The latest evidence of that interest comes from Bank of America, which recently filed a patent for technology that would Read More...
Tanzania: the smartphone apps putting Africa's fastest-growing city on the map
In Dar es Salaam, many people without formal addresses are denied access to services and a legal identity. But technology is set to change that Tuesday 22 September 2015 08.14 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 22 September 2015 09.36 EDT Johan Knols is used to getting unusual directions as he travels Read More...