Toward a World that Works for Everyone
All the Ways Recycling is Broken—and How to Fix Them By Adele Peters, Fast Company, April 4, 2019 httpss://www.fastcompany.com/90321566/all-the-ways-recycling-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-them You may throw a plastic container in the recycling bin and assume it’s going to easily become a new item. But every step of our recycling system—from product design to collection to sorting—has major flaws. Fortunately, […]
Please join me in welcoming Dawn as our new Transformative News Editor! Some transformations have happened. Some, like the gender pay gap, are waiting to happen. I have to delay my retirement because my male coworkers were paid more Ainsley Harris, Fast Company, April 4, 2019 httpss://www.fastcompany.com/90316173/i-cant-retire-because-of-the-gender-pay-gap After working for the same company for decades, […]
This is the Largest Village Built Exclusively to House the Homeless in US – and It’s About to Get Even Bigger McKinley Corbley Good News Network, March 29, 2019 https://tinyurl.com/y6s54myf Over 200 men and women who used to sleep on the streets now have homes to call their own – and they will soon be […]
Curiosmos.com April 1, 2019 httpss://curiosmos.com/scientists-reveal-a-multidimensional-universe-inside-the-brain/ A study published in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience has revealed that the human brain’s structures operate in up to 11 dimensions. Conducted by the Blue Brain Project, scientists discovered fascinating new details about the complexity of the human brain. “We found a world that we had never imagined,” explained neuroscientist Henry Markram, director of […]
From 2016 Norway Becomes World’s First Country to Ban Deforestation Katie Polhman, June 08, 2016 https://tinyurl.com/y2a6vpng Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation. The Norwegian Parliament pledged May 26 that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. Any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used in the Scandinavian country. The […]
Scientists Capture Bacteria That Eats Pollution and Breathes Electricity Fino, Bright Vibes, March 14, 2019 https://tinyurl.com/y244h5kt Hardy Microbes May Hold the Key to Pollution and Energy Crises A team of Scientists from Washington State University (WSU) have found a type of bacteria which ‘breathes’ electrical energy as they convert pollutants in the water around […]
