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Giant clams could make solar cells more efficient
Giant clams have big blue and green living iridescent cells on their lips. Researchers always wondered why it was necessary for the clams to have living iridescent cells on their only opening. It turns out the cells magnify light so that algae can grow better inside the clams. Light that passes Read More...
Diet for a healthy planet
One of the prevailing problems with our health system if how often doctors prescribe drugs that treat symptoms instead of finding the root cause of the problem. And often, the problem causing your health to decline is diet and exercise—or lack there of. The Mediterranean Diet is full of fish, Read More...
Diet for a healthy planet
One of the most glaring defects of our health system is doctors’ tendency to treat physical symptoms by prescribing drugs rather than recognizing that our symptoms reflect our unhealthy lifestyles. A good physician will give patients regular check-ups, measuring blood pressure, glucose, insulin, Read More...
App makes childbirth in the developing world safer
Everyday 800 women die during childbirth, most of those women live in developing countries. While indoor plumbing and electricity aren’t always available, almost everyone has a mobile phone. The Safe Delivery App teaches users how to navigate complicated childbirths through animated clinical Read More...
Sharing economy lets you buy power from your neighbor
Airbnb lets you rent a room from a stranger, ride sharing service Lyft and Uber are cheaper, and often faster than taxis. Now a Dutch company called Vandebron lets you buy and sell electricity to and from your neighbor—cutting out the utility company middleman. The way it works is consumers go to Read More...
Solar hourglass could power 1000 homes
There are never enough ways to produce alternative energy. The latest method comes from Argentinian based designer Santiago Muros Cortés in the form of a solar hourglass. The solar hourglass could potential generate enough electricity to power 1000 homes and would serve as a visual reminder of the Read More...
Exercise is the best ADHD medication
In the 80s and 90s Attention Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis skyrocketed, and with them so did prescriptions to Adderall, Ritalin, and other psychostimulants. These drugs are being used to help those with ADHD focus their thoughts and ignore distractions. But many children experience Read More...
Manufacturing company looks to hire ex-cons
Nearly 30% of US adults of working age have a criminal record. That number is shockingly high. And while almost one out of three adults have been convicted of a crime, getting a job with a criminal record can be near impossible. Cascade engineering, a manufacturing company in Grand Rapids, Read More...
Ride-sharing is good for the economy
If you haven’t tried Uber or Lyft, you really should. Drivers are nice, the service is quick, and unlike a taxi, everything from hailing to tipping is done easily through your phone. While taxi unions are crying foul at regulators for slashing fares and upping driver numbers, economists want to Read More...
Q&A with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
As a Tibetan Buddhist Sakyon Mipham Rinpoche leads the Shambhala: a worldwide network of meditation and retreat-centres. Shambhala-teaching is based on the principle that everybody is born with an enormous amount of goodness. His name, Sakyong, means ‘king’ or ‘protector of earth’. Rinpoche Read More...