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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...
Sunflower solar design could be industry leader
IBM has revealed a new type of solar array that is capable of capturing more of the sun’s energy than any other design. The IBM prototype can convert 80 percent of the sun’s energy into electricity and hot water. Each array is 30-feet tall and made of concrete, thin aluminum mirrors, and a Read More...
Letting kids play helps them learn
We all remember those long days in elementary school where you just wanted to go outside and play, but were stuck inside learning all day. A new program called “Brain Breaks” has students engage in physical activity between school lessons. The program has been proven to increase academic Read More...
Acting could help autism
Children with with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) have trouble with social interactions and imagination—two areas that can be improved with regular acting classes. An acting based intervention project called the SENSE Theater project helps children cope with ASD through drama classes. Children Read More...
EMDR spells healing
If you’ve experienced trauma that continues to affect your life, you’ll want to know about eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), which is making headlines for healing memories of abuse that have proved resistant to standard therapy. EMDR is an eight-stage treatment in which the Read More...
Solar panel ‘gigafactory’ breaks ground in upstate New York
A gigantic solar panel factory is being built in upstate New York, creating thousands of jobs. The factory called SolarCity will create nearly 1,500 manufacturing jobs, and will employ over 2,000 additional workers in New York to provide solar services in the coming years. SolarCity will cost Read More...
App that lets deaf people make phone calls
A new app called RogerVoice allows those hard of hearing to read what people are saying on a phone call instead of trying to hear the other person’s voice. They can then text their responses into RogerVoice instead of speaking it. What they text is then spoken to the person on the other end of Read More...