Joe quit his job in order to build a 100% solar van conversion. His new home is off-grid and sustainable. With solar power alone, he has all the luxuries of a normal home, and the freedom to… Source: Man quits his job to transform his van into an off-grid mobile home | Inhabitat - Green … Continue reading Man quits his job to transform his van into an off-grid mobile home | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building
In an unlikely collaboration with Amazonian shamans, medical researchers seek a cure for autoimmune disease. Source: Scientists Put Shamanic Medicine Under The Microscope
Source: IBM Watson’s personality reader is creepily accurate | The Memo
Canadian startup Vitality Air is selling bottled air from the Rocky Mountains and it can't keep up with demand from Chinese customers in smog-choked cities. Source: 4,000 Bottles of Fresh Air Shipped to China, Company Struggling to Keep Up With Demand
Audience engagement doesn't require tricks, just a few simple speaking strategies. Source: 'YouTube Voice:' The linguistics behind the phenomenon | Marketplace.org
Recurrent neural network for generating stories about images Source: Generating Stories about Images — Medium
Farm Forward's new Buying Poultry app aims to steer consumers toward turkeys (and other poultry) that fits their values. Source: Want to Find Sustainable Poultry? There's an App for That | Civil Eats
While you may think that body language is the biggest giveaway, new research has discovered you can tell more by relying on a single cue. Source: Everything You Think You Know About Detecting Lies Is Wrong
As the U.N. climate summit in Paris gets underway this week, a French startup has launched a live map of air pollution to show which cities are suffering the worst. (Hint: Check out China!) Source: At COP 21, Plume Labs launches live map of air pollution around the world | VentureBeat | Big Data | by … Continue reading Plume Labs crowdsources air pollution data
Scientists will be able to use the site to access previously sequenced genomes. Source: FDA Unveils New Site To Tailor Medical Treatment To An Individual's DNA
Climate scientists used to think their work was key to stopping climate change. But increasingly, they’ve realized that climate science barely matters at all in the fight. Source: Climate Scientists Used to Just Get Angry. Now They're Taking Action | WIRED
Source: New NASA satellite maps show human fingerprint on global air quality
Source: Humans Sleep More Efficiently Compared To Other Primates | Anthropology.net
It would be harder to find buzzier buzzwords these days than "Big Data" and "Smart Cities" and "Open Government." Source: With air pollution app, Plume Labs wants to prove that big data and open government can save lives | VentureBeat | Big Data | by Chris O'Brien
The internet is an engine for turning us all into bores, says Tom Stafford. Source: BBC - Future - The web has deluded you, and don’t pretend it hasn’t
From bar furniture to noise levels, modern pubs push consumption to the max – and these design and marketing tricks have affected one generation more than most. Source: BBC - Future - Why do the British drink so much?
As digital workers freelance from around the world, startups are popping up to offer them housing, advice, and a place to log on. Source: Work From Anywhere But Home: Startups Emerge To Turn You Into A Globetrotting Digital Nomad
For these ‘citizens of the world’, the office can be anything from a beach hut in Brisbane to a Starbucks in Seattle, thanks to the growing prevalence of remote-based work. But roaming the globe from cafe to cafe is not without its challenges Source: Meet the 'digital nomads' who travel the world in search of … Continue reading Meet the ‘digital nomads’
You may love the energy kick from coffee, but too much can be a bad thing. Try some of these greener, cleaner-burning 'fuels' that will wake you up, nourish your body, and keep you going longer. Source: TreeHugger
What do the happiest people have in common? They have a handle on at least of few of these eight instant happiness boosters, some of which may already be elevating your mood. Source: Stats About Happy People - Happy People Stats - Happify Daily
How Far Will People Push Tesla's Million-Mile Warranty? - Now that Tesla has uncapped the limit for its 8-year Model S powertrain warranty to “infinite” miles, how far might some Model S drivers actually be able t[...] Source: How Far Will People Push Tesla’s Million-Mile Warranty?
Embrace the onslaught of kale and other winter greens by giving them a summer spin. Source: TreeHugger
The Public Health Institute's Iana Simeonov is highlighted in this Forbes article on the use of wearable devices to monitor health data, arguing that while the market for wearables has expanded dramatically in recent years, the populations suffering from chronic health issues who could most benefit from these devices are not being reached with the … Continue reading Anthropology of wearables: who uses them?
In the past, we could dominate by accumulating resources and driving efficiency, but now it is agility and interoperability that rule the day. Source: Why The Ability To Collaborate Is The New Competitive Advantage - Forbes
As the D5 group of digital nations meets in the Estonian capital Tallinn, Kirsty Styles asks whether we're all ready, willing, or able, to go digital. Source: Are you ready to become a digital citizen?
What are the most active cities in India? Which cities get the most sleep in India? Jawbone's data science team has the answer. Source: How We Move and Sleep in India
Smart software controls the prices and products you see when you shop online – and sometimes it can go spectacularly wrong, discovers Chris Baraniuk. Source: BBC - Future - The bad things that happen when algorithms run online shops
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