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Mobile platforms bring banking to developing countries
The financial system is changing at a rapid pace, yet in many developing countries there are few banking options and people are forced to hide their money in secret places where it deteriorates because of inflation. However, mobile phones are very common in developing countries and new businesses Read More...
Mindfulness makes you exercise more
We’re nearly three weeks into February and let’s face it—many of us have abandoned our New Years gym going resolutions. But why is it that so many of us have hard times keeping our workout regiments? A recent study asked this same question and as it turns out mindfulness—defined as being Read More...
Mindfulness meditation improves sleep quality
Poor sleep can lead to heightened stress, anxiety, and even depression. It’s estimated that about half US adults over 55 have some form of sleeping problem. Now new research shows that adults that practice mindfulness meditation can lead to better quality of sleep, and is even more effective than Read More...
Making biofuel from trash could create thousands of jobs
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure—or in this case his job. A recent report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found that making biofuels from trash could create 36,000 jobs across Europe and save 37 million tons of oil. The ICCT also says that biofuels have Read More...
Partial liver transplants show promise
Right now there are about 15,000 people in the US who need a liver transplant. Annually only about 6,000 livers are donated at the cost of around $300,000 each. They’re expensive and rare, but a new procedure that only replaces part of the liver is showing promise. Basically the new process adds Read More...
Eating organic puts fewer pesticides in your body
For decades we have been told that pesticides are safe—just wash your vegetables. We don’t really buy that and a new study has just confirmed our suspicions. Researchers have discovered that people who eat organic have lower levels of pesticides in their bodies than people who eat Read More...
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...