Unbuilding Cities: A Bold Step Towards a Greener Future
The rattling of backhoes, jackhammers, and pile drivers has become the aria of civilization recreating itself. But what price have we paid for the greener renewal?
Facebook Wants to Fight Deepfake Videos by Making Them!
Can Facebook help us decide what is credible in the era of Fake News?
How the Humble Light-Bulb Launched Planned Obsolescence!
If manufacturers made products with truly extended usable lives, they’d be out of business. Imagine a washing machine or a fridge that lasted 25 years.
Here’s Why You Should Rip Up that Lawn
How much does the straw in your soda or the plastic cup you’re holding contribute to a problem as colossal as climate change? You want a cleaner, safer world. You care about the environment and you know the decisions you make each day can make a difference. But where does one start? Rip Up That Lawn: Transform […]
Trump’s Overhaul of Endangered Species Act Is Devastating, Say Experts
“We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources.” Teddy Roosevelt, Republican and 26th president of the United States. Earlier this month, the Trump Administration enacted what the New York Times has called “the most sweeping set of changes in decades” to regulations governing America’s Endangered Species Act (ESA). The changes weaken […]
Scientists are Creating Human-Monkey Hybrids in China
Scientists may have just taken a leap into the vast unknown by injecting human cells into monkey embryos. Is this a life-saving breakthrough, or are we headed for catastrophe? The Spanish daily, El Pais, claims a team of researchers have created embryos that are part human, part monkey. The Spanish-born biologist, Juan Carlos Izpisúa […]