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Life goes on
What is consciousness, and where is it located? Do our thoughts and actions have lasting effects? What makes up our identities? The answers to questions like these may be revealed in the experience of dying. That’s good and well, you think, but the information comes too late. This isn’t Read More...
Anyone can be an Estonian e-citizen
In a bold move that is a huge step towards a more open global market system, Estonia has now made it possible for anyone to open a bank account or start a business there without being physically present—though you will have to take a visit to get fingerprinted and prove you’re a real person. Read More...
High-fat dairy products lower diabetes risk
New research shows that people who eat the highest levels of dietary fat had the lowest risk of developing diabetes. Cream and high-fat milk seemed to have the most protective effect. Meat consumption raised the risk of type 2 diabetes, but surprisingly the risk was increased by only 9% for people Read More...
Search for meaning
Between 1942 and 1945 psychiatrist Viktor Frankl labored in four Nazi death camps, including Auschwitz. Afterwards he wrote his legendary book Man’s Search for Meaning in which he argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope, find meaning in it, and move forward with Read More...
A county without cell phones and Wi-Fi
After decades of nonstop technological inventions and breakthroughs that have resulted in a world of unstoppable connectivity people are finally stepping back and asking—is this connectivity necessary? Is it good? Pocahontas County in West Virginia is a 942 square mile plot of earth with nearly Read More...
Fruit and veggies as good for your mind as your body
We all know that eating ‘5 a day’ – five servings of fruit and vegetables – is good for your physical health, reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer and many other conditions. Now researchers have found that it may be just as beneficial for your mental health. Researchers from the Read More...
Majority of Australians thinking about switching to solar
The prices of solar installations are falling faster than anyone can keep up, and it’s becoming increasingly obvious that solar will power the future. That future might be closer than you think. A recent survey found that 90 percent of Australians are considering a switch to solar energy. Read More...
Stem cell can replace damaged retinas
Sixteen years ago the isolation of embryonic stem cells was said to be the foundation for a future of interchangeable body parts—when a liver failed you would just grow a new one. These predictions seemed pretty close to science fiction, but a recent study has shown that this could soon be Read More...
Exercise makes you smarter
Brains and brawn have don’t usually go together but as it turns out a gym membership might be as valuable as a library card. When you exercise your body gets more oxygen to feed to you muscles, but your brain also picks up on a little bit of that extra air. Additionally when you exercise you have Read More...
Battery investment makes wind and solar more viable
Yesterday we reported that wind is the cheapest form of energy. A major hurdle for wind and solar energy to overcome is power storage—peak wind and solar production hours often can’t handle peak usage time and storing energy has been too costly. Now an energy utility that powers 14 million Read More...