Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
09/08/2021
How to stop languishing and start finding flow
Have you found yourself staying up late, joylessly bingeing TV shows and doomscrolling through the news, or simply navigating your day uninspired and aimless? Chances are you're languishing, says organizational psychologist Adam Grant -- a psychic malaise that has become all too common after many months of the pandemic.
09/07/2021
What two 9/11 anniversaries can teach us about the role of religion
We are approaching the September anniversary of an event that illustrated the power of religion in the world, one so influential that it altered our view of entire religious communities, and changed the way faith groups relate to one another.
09/09/2021
Global windfarm installations expected to surge after Covid drop, says report
Windfarm installations are expected to double to record global levels this year, after a short-lived Covid-19 slowdown, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
09/09/2021
Forests Are Wired For Wisdom
Suzanne Simard is the forest ecologist who has proven, beyond doubt, that trees communicate with each other — that a forest is a single organism wired for wisdom and care.
09/08/2021
The Future Of Mexico’s Energy Transition
Mexico’s last President, Enrique Peña Nieto, put the country through a series of energy reforms that effectively opened up the Mexican energy market to private and foreign investment for the first time in 75 years. But the current Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, wants to restore some of the power the state had before those reforms.
09/09/2021
World’s Top Beef Supplier Approves Methane-Busting Cow Feed
Brazil, the world’s biggest beef exporter, has approved the sale of a feed additive that cuts methane emissions from cattle as pressure builds on the livestock industry to curb its role in global warming.
08/31/2021
How Philadelphia Housing Repairs Drove Down Crime
As U.S. cities explore criminal justice reform amid a spike in homicides, a new study offers insight into the kinds of investments that might help.
09/06/2021
How to Deradicalize Your Town
While hundreds of men in surrounding towns were leaving Belgium to fight for ISIS in Syria, this town didn’t lose one young person. Here’s why.
09/03/2021
One of the worst public health dangers of the past century has finally been eradicated
One hundred years after its invention, leaded gasoline for cars has at long last been phased out worldwide.
09/03/2021
Steven Pinker Thinks Your Sense of Imminent Doom Is Wrong
In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity.
09/07/2021
Factbox: Pros and cons for El Salvador, the first bitcoin nation
El Salvador will on Tuesday become the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans living abroad millions of dollars in commissions on money they send home.
09/04/2021