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Vegan goes glam: The growth of veganism from hippie to glamorous
A few days ago a lifestyle article on New York Times caught our eye: titled “Vegans go Glam”, it focuses on the many ways in which veganism has come from a hippie-dippie heritage into a glamorous, gorgeous and healthful lifestyle. To which we all replied, of course! It’s no secret Read More...
The US is about to hit a big solar energy milestone
The United States is on track to hit a big number in renewable energy: More than 1 million American homes should have solar panels by February 2016. While solar still makes up a tiny part of the sliver of renewables that power the US, it has increased exponentially in the past decade. And the solar Read More...
A new breakthrough with solar energy cells could make them cheaper and more effective
A new breakthrough in solar energy has the potential to make it cheaper and more viable as a source of renewable energy, according to researchers at Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden.Historically, developing solar energy cells was a fairly expensive process because they needed to use Read More...
A US state just became the world's greatest renewable energy market
Renewable energy developers, take note. There's a new spot on Earth leading the way for projects in solar, wind, and other sources of green power. That's because of a new bill, signed into law late last week in the state, mandating a massive buildout in renewable power capacity, in a very short Read More...
How Africa can build inclusive, safe and sustainable cities
Recently, world leaders gathered in New York to commit to the new sustainable development goals. For the first time, a specifically urban goal is among the 17 goals to be achieved by 2030. This goal is to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. It Read More...
Can a more fair and equitable free market help companies that do good?
The free market can save us, but first the free market needs to change whom it rewards. In 1970, Milton Friedman famously declared, "The social responsibility of business is to increase profits," and anything else was "pure and unadulterated socialism." According to this doctrine, business activity Read More...
Wall Street Should Be Scared of the Blockchain
Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's signature lineup of contributors In Singapore this week, the incredible response to the discussion on the "blockchain" at SIBOS Innotribe is indicative of a massive shift taking place globally in banking. FinTech, or Financial Technology, Read More...
3 Nature-Inspired Designs To Make Our Food Systems More Sustainable
Nature's been doing it right since the beginning of time. We're starting to learn how to copy it. Long before Silicon Valley, startup accelerators, and skunkworks, nature was churning out one innovation after another. Despite all the ingenuity of humans, natural systems still provide templates for Read More...
One glass of wine a day will be beneficial for people with diabetes
Here’s a treatment that people living with type 2 diabetes will actually enjoy: wine. A new study suggests that a glass of wine every day can improve cardiac health, help manage cholesterol and foster better sleep. A glass a day (just one!) with dinner can help improve glucose control, making Read More...
Increase your mind power with these 7 techniques
Open your mind and realize all the possibilities that disclosed to you. There is no end to the debate about intelligence, cognition, and mental capacity. Educators, psychologists, and neuroscientists all define these terms differently, and discuss what truly makes a “smart” or “intelligent” Read More...