Miscellaneous
Scientific applications bring volunteer work to your computer
Helping the intergalactic search for intelligent alien life, or decoding protein sequences for medical advancements sounds like a tough task but is actually closer to your fingertips than you’re aware of. Scientists have created applications that use the processing power of your dormant devices Read More...
Cannabis Cousins
Over 25,000 products are made from hemp across 9 submarkets and the total industry has an estimated size of $500 million USD. Despite this, the topic of Cannabis has been laden with controversy. Even so, the US Congress passed a farm bill this month allowing controlled studies of industrial hemp Read More...
Olympic Spirit
Though the water out of the tap in Sochi may be yellow at times, the powerful Olympic spirit of camaraderie still flows clearer than ever. Of course there is competition and differing attitudes, but the general support for gay rights, and the fact that it is an issue for international attention, is Read More...
Minute minnow makes big comeback
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service announced that the Oregon minnow, also known as the Oregon chub, would be be removed from the Endangered Species List. The 2–inch long Oregon chub is poised to be the first fish ever recovered from the Endangered Species List. The Oregon chub was declared Read More...
The World Needs More Love Letters
Hannah Brencher, Winner of the 2013 Kindness Challenge and emotional support specialist is passionate about spreading love. Watch her story below and use it as inspiration to spread love to a stranger on this Valentine's Read More...
Spiral design
Similar to Australian naturalist and Entrepreneur Jay Harman, Venezuelan artist Rafael Araujo sees spirals everywhere. But where Harman took the spirals and used them to inspire engineering designs, Araujo saw the spirals and used them to make incredibly intricate, and beautiful pieces of art by Read More...
Giving is greater than greed, at least when money’s involved
How does one spend money to maximize happiness? Buy a new coat? How about a tasty meal? While there is quite a large body of research that says people with more money are happier, a recent study conducted by the Harvard Business School has found that the way you spend money could be as important as Read More...
Bread Warning
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How to save the monarch butterfly
Every year monarch butterflies take 2 months and travel more than 2,000 miles from parts of Canada and the US to various hibernating locations south of the border, in Michoacán and the State of Mexico. According to a recent World Wildlife Foundation study, last December the number of migrating Read More...
From vandalism to art
Baltimore, MD Backed by the City of Baltimore, street arts project Open Walls Baltimore is unparalleled in terms of size and magnitude. Located in Baltimore’s arts district and curated by Gaia, one of the hottest street artists around, Open Walls Baltimore is comprised of 23 murals created by Read More...