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A team of researchers has developed a prototype battery that can stretch up to three times its size and can be recharged wirelessly.

“It’s absolutely not true that we need natural gas, coal or oil—we think it’s a myth,” said Mark Z. Jacobson, author of a new energy report by the National Research Council. 

War is just not something that you see when you go back into human evolution. And culture, in fact, can also help us overcome this very destructive behavior.

To transform mind, body and spirit requires cultivating self-love.

The future of medicine is predictive, personalized, preventative and is moving from being episodic and reactive to continuous and proactive.

I became a writer after I read Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller when I was 22. I couldn’t believe somebody wrote that book. 

We now understand that humans are 90% microbial but only 10% human. 

A team at the University of Illinois claims their design could lead to microbatteries that deliver the same power as normal-sized ones, as well as normal-sized batteries that are exponentially more powerful.

Today’s “blacksmith” is a skilled designer/3-D Printer with highly developed skills in CAD design who is able to help locals prototype and create custom products that they concept for various uses.

It’s never too late to find a mentor. But the most important thing is is to be realistic and practical.   

Our global society has entered a period of accelerated change, and these changes are reshaping entire industries, economic models and institutions. Our blind spot comes from the fact that we […]

The afterlife, in the words of Tennyson [1], is “that untravell’d world whose margin fades / For ever and forever when I move”.  Death is the ultimate one-way trip, its […]

For the last three months, and for the first time ever, they’ve produced more electricity than any other source of power currently being used.

You need to recognize the cues and the rewards that you usually associate with smoking. 

Adolescent obesity rates would benefit from more adolescent sleep, with the heaviest individuals benefiting the most. Each hour of extra sleep resulted in a reduction of body mass index. 

As we head out into the future we know that we can predict certain kinds of disruptive technologies.

James Webb will grant a peerless gaze at the universe the likes of which we’ve never seen.

Scientists are getting closer to understanding how “dark lightning” produces bursts of gamma rays that may come in contact with a plane’s passengers and crew.

Solar-powered calculators have been around for decades, but scientists have yet to come up with a smartphone equivalent. However, one company is working on a solar cell that could extend existing battery life.

The self-help movement has come quite a way since Samuel Smiles (actual name) published Self-Help in 1859. Considering the opening sentence invokes God and the help He offers, the tone […]

Just as religion informed the dawn of civilized man, so too do these 21st century stories act as a shield – protecting our sanity from an overwhelming sensation of entropic change. We are trying to find the signal in the noise. But increasingly, the noise is becoming louder and louder. It’s like this treadmill we’re running on has reached a speed we can’t keep up with. Today’s prowess Kairos is being pushed into yesterday’s fleeting Chronos. It’s a collision of dizzying proportions… everything happens now.

Consulting firm OPower released a report this week showing a drastic drop in household energy use during the 2012 Super Bowl.

1. The Bill Gates Condom The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will award a $100,000 grant to the person who invents a next-generation condom that “significantly preserves or enhances pleasure, in […]

In the second installment of our “8 Trends That Will Shape Humanity” series, we look at the rise of the “city state” and how the coming consolidation of humanity into cities will change life for residents of these massive urban hubs.

A recent follow-up study involving American University’s dining halls demonstrates that removing trays causes a notable drop in both energy costs and food waste.

Using yeast cells, biochemical engineers at MIT have found a way to boost the production of isobutanol, a chemical which has long been considered a possible alternative to gasoline fuel. 

Learning is no longer a singular event, but rather an ongoing project to keep yourself updated with the latest skills and knowledge.

In the future, we will hack our genetic code as easily as we hack computer code. Bio-hackers will become more powerful than cyber-hackers: armed with computers and samples of DNA, they […]

1. Don’t Let Math Get in the Way of Big Ideas “Many of the most successful scientists in the world today are mathematically no more than semiliterate.” E.O. Wilson shares […]

The future is coming and it’s coming at a fast and furious pace. How can brands keep up with this ever-accelerating velocity of disruption? A recent article in Fast Company explores […]