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Napping during office hours boosts productivity
A growing body of evidence suggests that employers should seriously consider to install nap rooms in their offices. A new University of Michigan study finds that taking a nap may be an effective strategy to counteract impulsive behavior and to boost tolerance for frustration. The researchers Read More...
London improves cycling network, tests traffic lights that stay green until all the cyclists have crossed the road
Huge improvements have been made to London's cycling network over the last few years, with more cycle lanes and driver awareness campaigns. And while cycling becomes safer and easier, the number of London residents cycling to work has more than doubled in the last 10 years. Now that the number of Read More...
Shop more often, buy less food
We started this Daily with news about multinationals trying to reduce food waste, we end it with news about what you as a consumer could do to reduce food waste at home. Victoria Ligon, from the University of Arizona, has been looking into this question. She tracked shopping and food preparation Read More...
Culinary medicine offers what students don’t get at med school
It’s still a shock learning how little training about nutrition medical students get. Whereas JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, ranks food as the single most important factor when it comes to premature death and diseases, hardly any medical school offers real education about Read More...
Finally, a cleaner, greener way to clean up oil spills
Oil spills are bad enough. But cleaning them up is pretty bad too. A chemical mix is typically sprayed around the spill in the water. But since it’s non-biodegradable, the amphiphile remains in the ocean’s ecosystem long after the cleanup is over. Now, a group of researchers have developed a Read More...
Generating solar energy from noise barriers
Noise barriers along highways can be used as a source for clean energy. Used to dampen the loud sounds of traffic, these noise barriers just sit there, usually not even very pretty. So engineers at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands created barriers with colored panels that Read More...
Could cannabis be accepted if it’s part of a religious practice?
A much-debated religious freedom law in Indiana sparked an idea inside Bill Levin’s head. The long-time advocate for the use of medical marijuana thought, if the law protects religious practices, how could it not also permit marijuana use—still illegal in the state—as part of a broader Read More...
How you can be a genius
Of course, you may already be a genius. But if you’re not and would like to be one, here are 5 practical tips of leading scholars and experts, whom—it must be added—may have missed the irony that they all have had excellent formal education whereas the genius tends to be a Read More...
China presents climate roadmap, environmental groups praise plan to curb carbon emissions
China has announced details of its climate action plan. As the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluter, the country promises deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups are praising their pledge, which comes ahead of talks late this year in Paris to seek a new global deal on Read More...
Treating sleep problems may improve work satisfaction
Work-related stress is a growing problem around the world. New research suggests that there may be a reciprocal, causal pathway between job strain and disturbed sleep. This might not sound like good news, but the results of the study imply that interventions to treat sleep problems may improve work Read More...