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What makes us happy has changed over the past 80 years
Back in 1938, security, knowledge and religion were the top three most important aspects of happiness. Good humor and leisure made the cut some 76 years later, according to psychologist Sandie McHugh from the University of Bolton in the U.K. She presented her study this week the Annual Conference Read More...
Agroecology, the science for food security on a warming planet
UN Special Rapporteur for Food Olivier De Schutter first put agroecology in the public eye with his 2011 groundbreaking report on Agroecology and the Right to Food. Defined as "the integrative study and practice of the ecology of the entire food system, encompassing ecological, economic and social Read More...
Forget about pursuing your passion: meaning is to be found in contributing to others
Known for his groundbreaking work at Gallup on employee engagement, leadership and well-being, researcher Tom Rath now has a new book out, Are You Fully Charged? The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life. His provocative idea about not heeding the popular call to pursue your passion, if you Read More...
EPA climate rules would reduce air pollution, saving thousands of lives
Assessing the direct public health impact of power-plant emissions reduction provides further support to the climate change regulation to be introduced by President Obama this summer, judging by a new study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change. Cutting carbon emissions from Read More...
Bitcoin’s new competitor to be backed by gold
Digital currency Bitcoin has blazed a new trail away from the established monetary system. In its wake, metals and technology company Anthem Vault is to launch the Hayek on May 25. The new cryptocurrency will be valued at 1 gram of gold at the day's market price, serving “as a more secure store Read More...
Diet change can impact biomarkers of cancer risks in just two weeks
Let thy food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food. Hippocrates’ words of wisdom have been validated yet once again by a new research study at the University of Pittsburgh. Twenty fast food loving African Americans and 20 rural South Africans swapped diets for two weeks. Guess whose health Read More...
Can coffee-waste furniture get people excited about sustainability?
Such is the bet made by British designer and materials development expert Adam Fairweather, who is striving to turn upcycling into an art form. His latest obssession are coffee grounds. Addressing food waste is less on his mind than “using materials that have a perceived value to them, to Read More...
5 tips for stressed out moms: avoid, alter, accept, adapt & affirm
It is no mystery that motherhood is one of the toughest jobs out there. Stress can become overwhelming at times, turning us into lesser versions of the parents we would want to be. We feel these five strategies can be like so many handrails, helping us remember that we are not alone and that there Read More...
First LEED Platinum-certified soap factory opens in Chicago
Method has come a long way since its early days in San Francisco. The detergent company first aimed at transforming a traditionally toxic industry by developing environmentally-friendly products. It is now setting a green manufacturing standard with its Soapbox, a facility designed by Cradle to Read More...
Indian tribal women successfully claim titles to ancestral forestland
The plight of indigenous people robbed of their land by greedy corporations with the complicity of corrupt governments is a familiar story around the world. A less ordinary story is that of communities being given the legal opportunity to claim titles to the land that has been sustaining them for Read More...