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Knock on wood, study corroborates superstitious
Athletes are known for employing superstitious rituals to help them maintain productivity, or get out of a spell of poor performance. Michael Jordan wore the same University of North Carolina shorts under his uniform at every game, NBA player Jason Terry wears the shorts of the next team he is Read More...
“I feel good here”
Marlies de Jong lived with her husband and two children in a spacious home with a beautiful yard overlooking the river in the Netherlands. It sounds idyllic, but she wasn’t happy there. The house smelled musty. It was dank and gloomy. The acoustics were terrible. The house sucked all her energy Read More...
Fecal transplant could come in a pill
Earlier this year, when the news hit that fecal transplants could effectively treat gut diseases, millions of people couldn’t help but click on the headlines, despite the gross-out factor. Persistent bacterial infections in the intestine could be treated via an enema using healthy gut bacteria. Read More...
Awful to awe inspiring- decommissioned guns get second life as art
The city of Culiacán, Mexico has been described as a mausoleum mixed with an amusement park. Death in the city is seen everywhere, from the giant marble crosses towering over cemetery walls to the roadside shrines paying homage to the recently departed. Culiacán is home to one of the most Read More...
Robotic recycling machines make reusing fun and philanthropic
Rules and regulations regarding air travel are becoming so stringent and dynamic it is hard to keep track of them. The by-product of constantly changing policies in airports is waste—people are often required to dispose of liquids then throw the container in the garbage, sending recyclable Read More...
Brushing up on silvopastoral farming
No longer are consumers content with just having meat available in the market. Customers want sustainable meat that is raised consciously with minimal impact to the environment, and in safe conditions for both the animals and the farm workers. The demand for commercial meats combined the overall Read More...
Mind-controlled prosthetic leg displays mobility, functionality
Zac Vawter had his right leg amputated above the knee following a motorcycle accident in 2009. Vawter, a software engineer and native of the Pacific Northwest, was interested in mind-controlled prosthetics even before it was certain he would lose his leg. At the time of the accident, mind-control Read More...
Power-generating merry-go-round provides happiness and light to children in rural Ghana
Bringing green energy to parts of the world that are off the power grid can be nearly impossible. The infrastructure needed to produce power and the inhospitable terrain it must cross to get to people off the power grid is often unfeasible. The US based renewable energy nonprofit Empower Read More...
Innovative products make off-the-grid life a little easier
Access to power sources in developing countries is of growing concern, especially as households there depend more and more on phones and other technology for communication and livelihood. Each year, 77 billion liters of fuel is burned to light houses that have no power. Around 20% of the world’s Read More...
Ikea's flat-packed shelters stabilize refugee camps
Photo: flickr.com/photos/oxfam/ The Syrian war has displaced more than 2 million citizens, and there are about 45 million refugees worldwide. The average time a refugee will spend in a refugee camp is 12 years, and the tents that many refugees live in are usually replaced every 6 months. Such a Read More...