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Melbourne school uses neuroscience to boost grades and improve wellbeing of students
A Melbourne school is using an Australian-first approach based on neuroscience to revolutionise its learning and boost its students' grades. Broadmeadows Primary School in Melbourne's north-west is in the lowest 12th percentile for socio-economic disadvantage. But the school's NAPLAN results are Read More...
Transcendental Meditation and beating alcoholism
Thanks to Bob Roth and the David Lynch Foundation, I started Transcendental Meditation (TM) eight months ago and it changed my life. At the time, I was close to four years sober but still dealing with a lot of anxiety and it was holding me back in my life. Since starting TM my anxiety has gotten so Read More...
What happens when mindfulness enters schools
Many educators are introducing meditation into the classroom as a means of improving kids’ attention and emotional regulation. A five-minute walk from the rickety, raised track that carries the 5 train through the Bronx, the English teacher Argos Gonzalez balanced a rounded metal bowl on an Read More...
The fully immersive mind of Oliver Sacks
Pioneering neurologist and author Oliver Sacks died Sunday, August 30 at age 82. In his writings about patients’ sometimes bizarre case studies—which he would call “neurological novels”—Sacks was able to draw out the humanity in pathology. Steve Silberman wrote about Read More...
Uber 101 - How to maximize your driving profits
The ability to make money according to your own schedule is obviously the biggest benefit of driving with Uber. Of course, some people manage to make a lot more than others. Uber and other services like it are a great way to maximize the car you already own or are paying for. What better way to Read More...
Solar-powered handheld WaterDrop produces cool drinking water in the desert
By 2040, 33 countries are expected to face extreme water stress, according to the World Resources Institute, making the race to develop innovative solutions more furious than ever. Ap Verheggen has been on the cutting-edge of solar thought experiments for several years. You may recall his Read More...
Ants could be super pest controllers, as efficient and more cheaply than chemicals
As global population rises and finite resources dwindle, farmers need new, more sustainable ways to control pests. Now, ecologists have found a safe, sustainable and cost-effective new pest control. But rather than a high-tech compound or genetic technology, it's a tiny, low-tech organism: the Read More...
Green homes in New Orleans: a model for other communities
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, a slew of nonprofits committed millions of dollars to support the construction of green homes in the city. Now, 10 years late, green building experts say the work rebuilding there can serve as a model for other communities. Energy costs are much lower and Read More...
When robots move more smoothly, they save energy
Smoother machines are greener. Robots have never been particularly graceful, but now researchers have created algorithms that will eliminate the herky-jerky movements of robots, saving as much as 40 percent of the energy they typically use. Robots tend to rush through tasks as quickly as possible Read More...
Costa Rica is planning to shut down all its zoos and free its captive animals
There are many reason to love Costa Rica. The tiny Central American country is considered a biodiversity hot spot; it has no army it transitions to green energy faster than the Germans do; and now, they're shutting down all of its zoos. Yup, Costa Rica is becoming the first country to implement a Read More...