Circumcision drastically reduces the chances of contracting the deadly virus. Instead of asking men to submit to painful surgery (ouch!), a new device is generating huge demand in Africa for the simple and painless way it gets the job ...READ MORE›
In the last decade, renewable energy use is up enormous amounts (mostly because it was basically non-existent). New maps show which states are adding the most capacity, and which are lagging behind.READ MORE›
We’re running out of space to put our trash. But can we ever get to a place where we re-use and recycle so much that we make landfills a thing of the past?READ MORE›
A chemical that can be found almost everywhere causes stem cells to become fat cells. It won’t make you fat on your own, but it makes your crappy diet a lot worse for you. How can you avoid it?READ MORE›
Wello’s solution to the problem of water scarcity is ingenious. It’s also too expensive for the people who need it to buy it. How can you find a way to make money while offering solutions to the world’s poorest people?READ MORE›
A new service lets people with cooking skills rent themselves out (or people with nice kitchens rent their space out for cooking). It’s all part of an attempt to get us to spend more time cooking together--and thinking about our ...READ MORE›
For those of us without green thumbs, growing plants at home can be hard. But this new system allows you to hook up simple sensors to your hydroponic plants and receive helpful reminders when it’s time to care for them.READ MORE›
Give a kid a book, and he can read it over and over again until he gets bored. Give a kid an e-reader, and he can read every book ever printed.READ MORE›
A new study has found that the small amount of text you can see on your handheld device may make it vastly easier for people with learning disabilities to comprehend. Soon, of course, there will be an app for that.READ MORE›
Ancient Buddhists had a word for a concept of "adaptive strategy" that is just as relevant now. Instead of ignoring all but one way forward, we should pragmatically pick from the best of all strategies, whether in politics, economics, ...READ MORE›
This new test is better than old tests for pancreatic cancer by astronomical margins. And it was invented by someone who’s still worried about passing his driving test.READ MORE›
You hear a lot about hot new social strategies, but some of the oldest social good organizations in the country are making big strides to be at the vanguard of interacting with their constituents online--to very good effect.READ MORE›
The human mind has a hard time holding all the information needed to make informed decisions about future consequences. Not so with IBM’s Jeopardy-playing computer, which is now being used to give us a sense of what might happen ...READ MORE›
Instead of waiting for the electric grid to slowly spread to every remote village, new standalone grids may be the best way to get electricity into every home--and to keep polluting and unhealthy kerosene fires away.READ MORE›
Author and sustainable development advocate Hunter Lovins on a meeting of heads of state and major thinkers trying to find a way to shift our focus from GDP to human well-being. Happiness doesn’t have to cost us--and it could save ...READ MORE›
This new test is better than old tests for pancreatic cancer by astronomical margins. And it was invented by someone who’s still worried about passing his driving test.READ MORE›
The untouched Aysén region of Chile is a nature lover’s paradise. But it’s raging rivers are also tempting targets to a country that needs more power to continue its development. Now the Chilean government is at a crossroads: Do ...READ MORE›
The L Condom company is designed to deal with condom shortages in the countries where birth control and AIDS prevention is most needed, and to make safe sex easier and more fun for everyone involved.READ MORE›
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