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Elon Musk wants to build an Internet for outer space
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is planning to build a space Internet with speeds that will rival fiber optics and connect millions without Internet connectivity. The space Internet would be a collection of satellites that orbit 750 miles from earth, much closer than the usually 22,000 Read More...
Traits found in every optimist
Yes, the languages we speak are overtly optimistic, but that doesn’t mean on a societal level we’re all optimists, though you should be. Optimists are happier, live longer, and have stronger immune systems, those points have all been scientifically proven. Even if you’re not an optimist, Read More...
Airbnb drives down cost of hotels in NYC
Behind the sharing economy is the emergence of citizen power. And corporate world cannot escape listening. Research from Credit Suisse shows that Airbnb is driving down the cost of hotel rooms in New York. Revenue per available room—a metric known as revpar in the hotel industry— is down Read More...
World’s largest fashion retailer bans cruel angora wool
The human race is cruel: Angora wool is made by ripping the fur out of live rabbits. A recent investigation by animal rights group PETA found that standards and conditions, as well as the means for producing Chinese angora wool—where 90 percent of angora is made—is cruel to animals. Now Read More...
Blood tests with a smartphone in 15 minutes
Blood tests can take weeks to get results, and the equipment to conduct the tests costs upwards of $18,000—but that all will soon be changing. Scientists from Columbia University have invented a smart phone attachment that can be powered by any headphone jack and diagnoses HIV and syphilis in 15 Read More...
Planting trees is the best way to fight climate change
Ask someone what the best way to fight climate change in the future will be and they might mention smog-eating buildings, or burying large amounts of captured greenhouse gases. A new study from Oxford University says that planting trees, and improving soil conditions are actually the best ways to Read More...
Benefits of meditation keep increasing
Meditation is effective in treating depression as well as increasing cognitive control and executive functioning. New research surrounding the overt benefits of meditation seems to be coming out every week. Researchers at UCLA found that meditation helps you maintain grey matter in your brain, as Read More...
Job market at its strongest since 2000
The federal government released their January jobs report detailing the current state of the US job market, and the findings are quite optimistic. Right now the job market is accelerating at a pace not seen for 15 years. Additionally the size of the US labor force increased an impressive 703,000 in Read More...
Trains get more sustainable
Under the right conditions, trains can be the most sustainable form of transportation. Now there’s a new kind of rail tie that makes trains even more sustainable. The company is making the rail is called Greenrail and their railroad tie is more durable than current concrete ties, by upwards of 30 Read More...
Device detects mislabeled fish
A US Food and Drug administration study once found that up to a third of all fish sold in the US is mislabeled and is actually a cheaper catch. Spotting mislabeled fish is essentially impossible—DNA tests are needed—but that could soon be changing with the help of a little device. A couple of Read More...