Self-Driving Cars Are Out. Micromobility Is In
It’s amazing how quickly perceptions can change. It may seem hard to remember now, but in 2017, the hype machine was going full steam ahead on self-driving cars and their presumed future dominance of transportation. Cars would still dominate—many presumed—but drivers would be liberated as software took over their role, making everyone a passenger.
This House Costs Just $20,000—But It’s Nicer Than ...
For over a decade, architecture students at Rural Studio, Auburn University’s design-build program in a tiny town in West Alabama, have worked on a nearly impossible problem. How do you design a home that someone living below the poverty line can afford, but that anyone would want–while also providing a living wage for the local construction team that builds it?
Eradicating homelessness in Finland: the Housing First programme
In 2007, Finland’s government decided to adopt a new approach to dealing with homelessness. Setting themselves the ambitious aim of halving long-term homelessness by 2011 and eradicating it by 2015, a working group developed and implemented an integrated strategy based on the Housing First model. Housing First follows the principle of providing each homeless person with permanent housing, accompanied by individually tailored health and support services.
How to make work more enjoyable
DO YOU enjoy your job? Only 13% of employees feel engaged in their jobs, according to a Gallup survey of global workers. That is a pretty depressing statistic, considering how much of our lives we spend in our jobs. If we spend 40 hours a week, 48 weeks a year, over 40 years, that equates to almost nine full years in the office or factory. But every problem creates a marketing opportunity and there are plenty of authors eager to sell books telling us how our working lives can be improved. In “The Joy of Work: 30 Ways to Fix Your Work Culture and Fall in Love With Your Job Again”, Bruce Daisley offers a range of sensible, and jargon-free, solutions.
Meet Loop, the new zero-waste platform for consumer products
Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash, or Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer.
Is Sunscreen the New Margarine? | Outside Online
Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific, controversial new research suggests ....
Chris Anderson: Silicon Valley leaders wary of tech for kids | RNZ
No phones until high school, no social media until you're 13, no devices in bedrooms, all screens in public places and absolutely no iPads. A lot of parents might listen to that list of rules - actually a selection from a longer list - and feel like the ship has sailed on getting their pre-teen or child on board with that lot.