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When A Pencil Makes You Reevaluate Life, Extraordinary Things Happen
Above: Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise. This story was originally published on Truth Atlas This story could have been an artsy movie from the 1970s, where a smart and young American goes to India seeking a spiritual reawakening, and transforms his view of the material world. Thankfully, Read More...
Fracking banned across New York State
The side effects of hydraulic fracking are notorious. Fracking is the use of liquid to fracture shale rock, and then extract the natural gas that comes through the fractures. Fracking deposits a cocktail of chemicals into underground waterways, one of the most infamous occurrences of this is a Read More...
Vitamin A reverses pre-cancerous breast condition
A form of vitamin A called retinoic acid can cause breast cells with the pre-cancerous condition DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) return to a normal state. These preliminary laboratory results suggest that retinoic acid might also help women with DCIS from progressing to full-blown breast cancer Read More...
Innocent
In his daily life John Wareham coaches some of the most successful and wealthy people. With his neatly combed thick white hair, his bespoke suit and professorial glasses you’d never expect him to spend his free time at a prison. And yet the psychologist, author of several novels and self-help Read More...
Brain power
Marty Wuttke is conducting a 2–part online course with The Intelligent Optimist on May 5 and 19. Learn more and sign up here. Marty Wuttke became a pioneer in neurotherapy—the manipulation of brain waves to reduce stress, help repair damaged brains, enhance creativity and improve mental Read More...
When NYC hit rock bottom, two men found a simple solution
This blog was originally published on Truth Atlas When walking through the canyons of Wall Street, marveling at the changes wrought by creative movers-and-shakers and financiers, it can be hard to remember when the city was flat broke. Not only that, but it was dangerous, dirty, drug-ridden, and Read More...
Eatable water globe replaces plastic bottle
Although the Ooho looks a lot like a water balloon, it’s not meant to be thrown. This water bubble is the latest solution to the growing pile of plastic waste. By packaging water in a compostable and even eatable membrane the plastic bottle becomes redundant. The designers of the Ooho, Rodrigo Read More...
Take control of your life
Create your own reality. That mission has supplied a steady stream of self-help gurus and books—from Napoleon Hill, who wrote Think and Grow Rich in 1937, to more recent initiatives like the documentaries The Secret and What the Bleep!?. The experts in these movies eagerly embrace quantum physics Read More...
8 uses for essential oils you didn’t know about
For more than 6000 years essential oils have been used for religious ceremonies, as perfumes, a main ingredient for cosmetics, and even a cure for burns and infections. Essential oils are made from concentrated liquids taken from roots, leaves, seeds, or plant blossoms. While you might not want to Read More...
From Warrior to Artist: How Soldiers Are Tapping Into Unimagined Creativity
This blog was originally published on truthatlas.com There’s nothing “post” about post-traumatic stress disorder, according to artist and former U.S. Marine David Keefe. “In fact, it happens every minute of every day. You are constantly thinking and reliving your experiences, every Read More...