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Research shows that we’re not victims of our genes
According to the dominant view in medicine whatever happens to our health is a consequence of the genes we received at birth. This so-called “genetic determinism” means we don’t create our own lives. We are victims of our genes. That’s a rather depressing perspective that aligns with the Read More...
Why we need disruptive digital currencies
Uber, Lyft and Airbnb have opened the rapidly expanding sharing economy empowering citizens and at the same time shaking fundamental services providers like the hotel and taxi industries to their bones. How far does the sharing economy reach? Could money become a citizens’ tool too—like it was Read More...
Yoga prevents heart disease
Yesterday we reported that yoga along with meditation might play a role in keeping you healthy during cancer treatment. Now a study has been released that says yoga might help protect against heart disease—especially if you can’t do more rigorous exercises. Dutch researchers reviewed some 37 Read More...
Back from ancient times: The Silk Road, by train
The ancient Silk Road was a trade route that connected China to the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Now the 21st century Silk Road spans even farther. There are now train tracks that link Yiwu—a coastal city in China—to Madrid, Spain, some 8,000 miles away. The 21st century Silk Road is longer Read More...
Mind control can change DNA and prevent disease
The disconnect between our minds and bodies is unfounded, one impacts the other and vice versa. A new study found that meditation keeps telomeres intact. Telomeres are basically caps on the end of our DNA that keep them from unraveling, they don’t cause a disease directly but are found to be Read More...
Smart bike will reduce elderly deaths
The Netherlands is a bicycle loving country. But for the elderly riding a bike can be difficult and dangerous. The Dutch have a high rate of bicycle related senior mortality. Now a new bike has been designed specifically with seniors in mind to keep them safer. The bicycle was developed by the Read More...
The first mosque designed by a woman
In Turkey, there are more than 80,000 mosques, which are all built by men, except one. That one is the Şakirin Mosque in Istanbul, designed by Zeynep Fadillioglu. It’s not illegal for a woman to design a mosque in Turkey, but it’s a cultural taboo, Fadillioglu is the first woman to challenge Read More...
Feeling younger means living longer
It makes sense to fool yourself. New research shows that feeling young actually makes your body age slower. A British study found that seniors who felt at least three years younger in age had a lower chance of dying over an eight year period than those who felt their age or older. The study also Read More...
Smart skin to cover prosthetic limbs can “feel”
This is something you wish nobody would ever need. Still it’s a great invention, just in case. Korean researchers have developed a new type of prosthetic limb that is capable of feeling temperature, humidity, pressure, and strain. The new limbs are wrapped in a “smart” skin that is covered in Read More...
Falling oil prices won’t impact rise of renewables
With the falling oil prices recently many are wondering if this will derail all the progress that has been made toward renewable energy sources—it won’t, and here’s why: Renewables mostly compete with coal-fired power plants for electricity generation. The price of coal has fallen in recent Read More...