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Funny meetings create better ideas
Work meetings are so serious, boring, and mundane. Most of us don’t like them for those very reasons but a new study found that meetings that were the opposite—funny and full of laughter—catalyzed better, more creative ideas. The first study to look at the psychology of humor in meetings Read More...
Homeopathy more effective than a placebo
Many have dismissed homeopathy as no more than a placebo, but a review of recent research is challenging that notion. Researchers looked at the effectiveness of homeopathy against placebos, or dummy pills, and found that those given homeopathic remedies were almost twice as likely to improve than Read More...
Non-binding climate agreements work best
Policymakers around the world are working out the logistics for the next climate change agreement. Given the international political disparity a binding agreement may be out of reach. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Non-binding climate agreements, like the Kyoto Protocol, have turned out Read More...
Device gives deaf children gift of hearing
Cochlear implants have provided thousands of deaf people with the ability to hear. Cochlear implants work by using electrodes to send pulses to the auditory nerve, which the brain then recognizes by sound. But for those born without an auditory nerve cochlear implants and hearing has not been an Read More...
Suit gives paralyzed the gift of walking
A diagnosis of paralysis almost always means you will never walk again. But that’s changing. Watch this short video. Two companies in the US have created a bionic suit that basically walks for the person who is wearing it. The suits are strong and the person wearing them only feels the weight of Read More...
Fungi as effective as pesticides in protecting crops
Organic food is better for your health but a challenge for the farmer. Crop diseases can quickly decimate yields. That’s why botanists are looking for natural ways to protect crops. They have discovered two types of fungi that are just as effective at keeping away common barley seed infections as Read More...
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s before memory loss
About a half million Americans die every year from Alzheimer’s disease. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s is costly; current tests cost around $3000 a pop. But researchers from Emory University have come up with a way to diagnose Alzheimer’s that can be accurate up to three years before memory loss sets Read More...
High seas fishing ban would boost catching equality
Our global fish stocks are being depleted at a rate that is not only unsustainable, but will leave future generations with nearly no fish. Right now 10 high sea fishing nations catch more than 70 percent of fish in international waters. Researchers from Canada have crunched fishing data from high Read More...
Baking soda balls capture carbon
Current carbon capturing technologies use harsh chemicals to keep carbon dioxide from escaping into the atmosphere, it’s a lesser of two evils scenario. A new carbon capturing technique might change the way we capture carbon and make it a sustainable option for offsetting emissions. Researchers Read More...
Volkswagen invests in EV charging stations
At the end of last month BMW and Volkswagen announced plans to build a network of electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations along the eastern and western seaboards. Now Volkswagen has followed up with this announcement and has pledged $10 million to start construction on a national network of EV Read More...