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Escaping poverty: Making it easier for slum-dwellers to own their land or home
Many millions of people are kept in poverty as their homes aren't registered. As they lack "property rights," they may be evicted any time. That's why banks won't serve them, and why they may be expelled from governmental social services. As Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto has shown, it takes Read More...
Solar power is mostly for the rich. Here’s how Obama wants to change that.
So far, solar energy is a toy for the affluent. The George Washington University Solar Institute reported earlier this year that of the some 645,000 U.S. homes and businesses with rooftop solar panels, no more than 5 percent were households earning less than $40,000 a year. On Tuesday, the Obama Read More...
Emotional awareness training for teens in prison helps reduce future crimes
A group of researchers at Cardiff University's School of Psychology wondered if they could help teenagers in prison—who committed offenses multiple times—by setting them out on a more positive path in life. They believed that some of these youth may have difficulties perceiving emotions as a Read More...
Hawaii first U.S. state to ban the plastic bag
The plastic bag is a major cause of the plastic soup that is polluting the oceans. According to the Earthy Policy Institute 1 trillion plastic bags are handed out in the world each year. Less than one percent are recycled. Cities and towns across the U.S have started to ban the bags. However, Read More...
Being at peace with others' pain will help us be supportive of their pain
It can feel so utterly helpless to see a friend or family member in pain. You'd like to do something to help them out, take action, but sometimes, there's simply nothing better you can do than just to be at peace with the pain of others. This will actually help us to be supportive of their Read More...
Millennium development goals helped to lift more than one billion people out of extreme poverty
According to the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals have driven “the most successful anti-poverty movement in history.” In the final assessment report of the goals, it became clear that the world has reduced the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day from 1.9 billion Read More...
Colorado drastically cuts teen pregnancies and abortions
Colorado’s teen birth rate plummeted 40 percent between 2009 and 2013. And that's all because the state has provided contraceptive implants or intrauterine devices (IUDs) at low or no cost to low-income women at 68 family-planning clinics across Colorado. The results were startling, not only the Read More...
New, luxurious high-rise in Kuala Lumpur features sustainable construction
This new high-rise in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is more than a fancy, luxurious residential. There's a keen eye for sustainable construction and maintenance practices. Daylighting and natural ventilation systems will be used in all staircases, elevator lobbies, corridors, and restrooms to cut Read More...
The small, electric "Robocab" is coming
We've all heard of electric cars. We've all heard of self-driving cars. And we know about Big Data. Combine all three and the future of transportation looks very different from now. That's the gist from a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, indicating that in years from now, small, Read More...
Want to get rid of traumas? Try playing Tetris!
You may not think of video games as being therapeutic. They have a reputation of sparking anti-social, violent behavior. Yet, they may help block flashbacks of traumatic events. A study at the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge, UK, showed that manoeuvring the Read More...