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Ai Weiwei’s “Forever” bicycle installation gives cycling a new perspective
The “Forever” bicycles installation is currently on display at the 14th Biennale of Architecture, an exhibition of contemporary art that happens every other year in Venice, Italy. Weiwei’s piece is made of 1,179 bicycles affixed together rendering them immobile, but they are arranged in such Read More...
Standing meetings spur more creativity, yield better results
A new study conducted by researchers at University of Washington found that meetings conducted in rooms without chairs were more creative than meeting conducted in rooms where people were sitting. The study gave various teams 30 minutes to come up with a new university recruitment video, some teams Read More...
Cardboard desks improve posture, learning for Indian school children
In many schools in India children have no desks, so they have to sit and write on the floor during class, causing back pain, poor handwriting, and an environment not conducive to learning. Aarambh, an NGO based out of New Bombay, takes cardboard donated from businesses around New Bombay and creates Read More...
Mind-body medicine is fundamental
When asked what role mind-body medicine plays in maintaining our mental and physical well-being, the response from Dr. James Gordon is unequivocal: “Fundamental!” “I think [mind-body medicine] is still regarded as a complementary therapy,” he said during a recent visit to San Francisco, Read More...
Coffee couture
Jason Chen, founder of Taiwanese textile manufacturer Singtex, made what may be the company’s most important decision because his wife told him he smelled bad. They were getting coffee at a Starbucks, and he had just been to the gym. “Why don’t you just put coffee grounds in your Read More...
9.6 billion mouths to feed Oh boy, will there be enough food for a growing world population?
Failed crops due to extreme drought. High food prices. More hungry people in the world … Reason enough to ask ourselves if it will all work out. We’ll start with the good news: so far food production has increased faster than the population. Agriculture per capita has increased by about thirty Read More...
How to cook for one person and not waste a thing
In more ways than one, the US is extremely wasteful, with food in particular. Americans throw out 40% of food that is produced in the country, but when you live alone, which 27% of households do, it can be extremely difficult to eat everything you buy. Food waste in a landfill is even worse than Read More...
Habits common in exceptionally likable people that are worth picking up on
Outlined by Napolean Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, in his upcoming essay Develop a Pleasing Personality are some traits everyone should pick up. A few of the traits don’t take much thought as to why you should adopt them– like smile more, or be patient. But others– like do at least one Read More...
Acupuncture for allergies– 71% of patients say it works
It’s allergy season, and the best way to combat allergies might be with acupuncture. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by German researchers took 422 allergy sufferers and broke them into three groups. The first group received acupuncture treatments and an antihistamine, the Read More...
9.6 billion mouths to feed
Failed crops due to extreme drought. High food prices. More hungry people in the world … Reason enough to ask ourselves if it will all work out. We’ll start with the good news: so far food production has increased faster than the population. Agriculture per capita has increased by about thirty Read More...