Despite popular belief, the best high-school education doesn't always come from a private school. In fact, several of America's best public high schools offer top-level academics — without the five-figure tuition cost. Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, recently released its 2016 ranking of the best public high schools in America,... Continue Reading →
We know the story well. For most of history, humans banded together in small tribes, the number of which was capped at around 150 members, according to British anthropologist Robin Dunbar. That statistic represents a correlation between the number of humans we can maintain meaningful relationships with—that we can remember and trust—and brain size. Anyone... Continue Reading →
" A new wonder material that can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even create energy. Science fiction? Hardly, and there's more - It can also desalinate water, be used as flexible water filtration membranes, help recover energy from desalination waste brine, be made into flexible solar cells and can also double the lifespan of... Continue Reading →
In 2016, a company specializing in the creation of functional and comfortable office products partnered with Bureo to decrease the ever-growing deluge of plastic in our oceans. More specifically, Humanscale plans to make a difference by manufacturing their new Smart Ocean task chair through Bureo’s “Net Positiva” program. This recovery and recycling initiative facilitates the... Continue Reading →
Stigma surrounding mental health is on the decline: we talk about it in the media, in our workplaces and with our friends, and importantly with professionals. But one of the few remaining taboos is talking about what causes a lot of our anxieties and depression: stress, worklessness, job-insecurity, poverty, financial insecurity, inequality. In short, work.... Continue Reading →
Frederic H. Moll trained to become a surgeon, but never completed his residency at Virgina Mason Hospital in Seattle. Nonetheless, the doctor-by-training and humble "gadget guy," has changed the face of medicine for good. Moll, who is known as the "Bill Gates of robotics," ushered in the first wave of surgical robotics in 1995 with... Continue Reading →
Humanity has always endeavoured to speed up manual tasks. From the first use of animal bones as tools to the creation of the factory production line by Ransom E Olds in the early 1900s and beyond, we have always wanted to make things better, faster and cheaper. But each iteration of automation has led to... Continue Reading →
The global economy created a record number of billionaires last year, exacerbating inequality amid a weakening of workers’ rights and a corporate push to maximize shareholder returns, charity organization Oxfam International said in a new report. The world now has 2,043 billionaires, after a new one emerged every two days in the past year, the... Continue Reading →
AI is an exciting growth area, but the investing opportunities are not always obvious. Here’s how to integrate this theme. One of the most exciting themes in science, technology and economics today is the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, but finding the best way to invest in this theme is not always... Continue Reading →
India will reportedly pay for Iranian oil in rupees as the two countries seek to bypass the US economic pressure on Tehran, industry officials have told the Sputnik news agency. Under the deal, the payments for oil will be made through India’s state-run UCO Bank, which has no US exposure. The countries are also discussing... Continue Reading →
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