ANIMALS - 9 ways business can help save bees
Our economy relies on pollinators more than we care to admit. Here's how the business world can help save them ...
ANIMALS - Fukushima Blackout Linked to a Rat in the Wiring
A lowly rat likely brought down the Fukushima nuclear power plant's cooling system this week. ->http://news.discovery.com/earth/fukushima-blackout-likely-ca
ANIMALS - Heroic Beavers Save Salt Lake City
Two benevolent beavers may have saved the water supply of Salt Lake City, Utah from contamination. -> ...
http://news.discovery.com/animals/heroic-beavers-save-salt-l
ART - FROM ABU DHABI TO ICELAND: 20 Incredible Places Brands Sent Instagrammers
Brands have started tapping into talented, popular, Instagram users to help promote their public image to a young, creative audience. Instagrammers, who shoot both professionally and as a hobby, have been sent to some of the most exotic locations and events around the world - all on companies' dime. Volvo has flown influential Instagram users to Abu Dhabi for an ocean race; Burberry tapped people to come to London for fashion week. While th ...
ART - Shimmering recycled scrap metal sculptures by Vik Muniz (Photos)
A Brazilian artist salvages various metals like gold to create precious and delicate natural forms ...
EARTH - Universe Older Than Thought, New Map Reveals
The European Space Agency's Planck observatory created the map by measuring the cosmic microwave background ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/universe-ol
ECONOMICS - 5 Lessons For Marketers From SXSW 2013
South by Southwest, better known as SXSW, has become an expo for the latest in engagement and experiential marketing. Broken out into interactive, film, and music day parts, the nine-day conference features everything from branded pedicabs to a giant 62-foot vending machine size stage and everything in between ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2013/03/21/5-lessons-for-
ECONOMICS - Credit Unions Put Your Money to Work-Right Where You Live
Ken Vallee of Sole Food Street Farms, the largest urban farming operation in Vancouver. The nonprofit got its start with seed money from a credit union. Photo by Michael Ableman, Founder/Director Sole Food. Ken Vallee welcomes customers to his booth at the Vancouver farmers market with a wide grin, gently urging them to come a little closer and check out the fresh kale and radishes. He is the proud "poster boy," he says, of Vancouver C ...
EDUCATION - DNews: Doodling Actually Helps You in School?
Classroom sketchers and scribblers rejoice: Doodling can improve your recall! In this DNews video, Laci looks at a new study that gives hope to everyda ...
http://news.discovery.com/videos/doodling-actually-helps-you
EDUCATION - Elementary School Students Crowdfund Their Own Solar-Powered Classroom
A class of elementary school students in Durham, North Carolina recently set out on a mission to make their classroom 100% solar powered. The fourth grade class started a Kickstarter campaign: Our Solar Powered Classroom for that purpose, and they greatly exceeded their goal. The class has stated that the extra funds will be used to purchase a larger system, which will then sell back electricity to the community. As you'll see below, the clas .. ...
EDUCATION - Special K: Don't Sleep On Khan Academy, Knewton
Listening to Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, speak on stage to several hundred attendees at the 5th Anniversary Gala last week for Innosight Institute-the non-profit that I co-founded-I thought about how Clayton Christensen and I have speculated for some time that the long-term future of much of educational content will be in the business model of a facilitated network, a platform in which users essentially exchange modular pieces of educa ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2013/03/21/special-k
ENERGY - Price Of Carbon (Must See Video)
Another reminder why we do what we do, a must-see and must-share video from The Climate Reality Project:Price Of Carbon (Must See Video) was originally published on: CleanTechnica. To read more from CleanTechnica, join over 30,000 others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook or Twitter, or just visit our homepage .. ...
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/22/price-of-carbon-must-see
ENERGY - Rat blamed for Fukushima power outage
While the temperatures always stayed at safe levels, it is still a bit worrisome to now learn that a rodent could have caused this ...
ENERGY - Reggie Watts explains why we need a price on carbon
The Climate Reality Project has a smart new video that explains the reasons we need a legally-mandated price on carbon pollution ...
ENERGY - Two Ways Americans May Get More Ownership Of Their Energy Future
Kansas wind turbines via ShutterstockThree years ago, the prospects of Americans owning their energy future seemed relatively bleak. There were almost no replicable models for doing community-based energy projects or investment, despite falling costs and technology - solar and wind - that lend themselves to local development.But thanks to recent opportunities in community solar and crowdfunding, we may see a renewable energy market in America .. ...
FASHION - The Most Outstanding Looks Of The Year
Awards season has come to an end, and celebrities have put away their designer gowns and tuxes. Meanwhile, the fashion world has seen the newest styles strut down runways in Paris, New York, London, and Milan. And some amazing looks have come out of this year. Whether they're on the streets, runways, or red carpets, these people know how to look good.Michelle Obama stole the spotlight at the Inaugural Ball in an elegant red Jason Wu gown. We l ...
FASHION - US Company Sells Fashionable Bulletproof Clothing
It's now possible to buy a bulletproof Italian leather jacket. It's more expensive, but the "high fashion" clothing can reportedly resist rounds from a .357 magnum soft point, reports Steve Raabe of the Denver Post. Denver-based Elite Sterling Security LLC is marketing ballistic apparel - such as shirts, jackets, backpacks, and blankets with bullet-resistant panels - to security-conscious civilians and undercover police officers. Products include ...
GARDENS - History of the Capital Cherry Trees: Photos
More than 3000 flowering cherry trees adorn the Tidal Basin in Washington DC, a gift from the city of Tokyo in 1912 ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/plants/history-of-the-capita
GARDENS - Solar technology for farming and urban gardening
Solar power has a place in farms and gardens, with devices designed to do everything from heating water to powering tractors ...
HOMES - The 10 Most Luxurious Lawyer Homes
Lawyers across the country often earn enough money to buy some pretty sweet real estate. Attorneys have paid $40 million for a Manhattan penthouse or a little bit less for a family-friendly mansion in suburban Virginia. A former Homeland Security advisor to George W. Bush and a key member of O.J. Simpson's defense team are just a couple lawyers who have done well enough to buy enviable homes. If you live in a cramped studio apartment, prepare to ...
HOMES - The Shed is a new, temporary and recyclable theatre
Here's a novel and red solution to the need for a temporary space during renovation ...
PEOPLE - Gay Divorce Can Be Really, Really Messy In America Right Now
It's hard enough for same-sex couples to marry in the United States, but divorce is a headache as well, and one that supporters of gay marriage hope the US Supreme Court can resolve. "Divorce is the new frontier for gay couples," said Susan Sommer of Lambda Legal, a legal advice service for homosexuals. "They had to fight to be together, and they have to fight to get a divorce." Like marriage, divorce laws are determined by each of the 50 states, ...
PEOPLE - Geneticist Predicts What The Royal Baby Will Look Like At 25
These are images of what the Royal Baby - the offspring of Prince William and Princess Kate - could look like at 25. The baby is due in July. Marketing specialist, freelance researcher, and content creator Nickolay Lamm worked with geneticist Jenny Chen to make these images, originally posted to MyVoucherCodes.co.uk. Chen is a graduate student from the Broad Institute of Harvard-MIT, which is dedicated to genetics/genomics research. "According to ...
PEOPLE - Why The Rich Don't Give To Charity
When Mort Zuckerman, the New York City real-estate and media mogul, lavished $200 million on Columbia University in December to endow the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, he did so with fanfare suitable to the occasion: the press conference was attended by two Nobel laureates, the president of the university, the mayor, and journalists from some of New York's major media outlets. Many of the 12 other individual charitable gift ...
PLANTS - DNews: Plants Can Hear You!
Plants can not only hear you, they can also feel you, smell you, and remember things! In this DNews video, Trace shows us how plants know what they know ...
http://news.discovery.com/videos/plants-can-hear-you.htm#mkc
SCIENCE - 10 Materials that Emulate Nature: Photos
Scientists emulate nature's wisdom to create innovations in the lab ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/nanotechnology/10-materials-e
SCIENCE - Breakthrough could lead to cheaper, more sustainable chemical production
A new advance could enable the production of an important commodity chemical using carbon dioxide as a carbon source instead of petroleum. Carbon dioxide is basically free, and something the planet currently has in excess. Activating carbon dioxide for the production of commodity chemicals could be a way make them more cheaply and sustainably ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130321151935.ht
SCIENCE - Molecular geometry, new field in the making
Scientists are working towards creating a new field called Molecular Geometry which provides geometrical solutions within the study of molecules ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130321081335.ht
SCIENCE - Morgan Freeman Visited The Large Hadron Collider - Where They Found The God Particle
Morgan Freeman visited the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel yesterday, where CERN scientists discovered the the "God Particle," a type of Higgs Boson. Freeman visited the LHC before hosting the Fundamental Physics Prize ceremony in Geneva, where the seven scientists working on the Higgs Boson were honored. Freeman also hosted a Science Channel show on the Higgs, Through The Wormhole, which premiered March 20 and will be replayed March 27. SEE A ...
SOLAR - Fuggedaboudit: New Jersey Passes 1GW Solar Power Milestone
This summer, the cast of Jersey Shore might find it easier to get a tan by leaning over the nearest solar photovoltaic panel instead of making an appointment at their favorite tanning salon.New Jersey vintage postcard via ShutterstockNew Jersey's Board of Public Utilities announced this week it has joined a prestigious renewable energy club, becoming the third US state to pass the 1-gigawatt (GW) mark in total installed solar capacity.More th .. ...
SPACE - Fallen Space Rocks Reveal The Secrets of The Russian Meteor
THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Scientists studying small pieces of the meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Feb. 15 are working to glean new insights into the rare impact by a space rock. Based on the meteorite analysis, researchers have determined that last month's meteor explosion in Russia - which scientists call a superbolide - produced a shock wave that reached the ground. That shock shattered windows and injured some 1,500 p ...
SPACE - Five Things We Didn't Know About The Universe Until This New Map
New data from the Plank telescope indicates that the universe is 13.82 Billion years old - 100 million years older than we thought. Plank launched into space in 2009 and has been scanning the skies ever since. It reads the cosmic microwave background radiation, which is the energy signature of the Big Bang, when the universe was born. "This light started out as a white hot glow ... it would have been blindingly bright," Charles Lawrence, U.S. Pla ...
SPACE - On Moon, Probe Sees Where Sun Never Shines
Some parts of the moon haven't seen the sun in millions, and even billions, of years. But a NASA probe gets a look ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/probe-sees-dark-corners-of-m
SPACE - The First Full Hypercolor Map Of Mercury Is Stunning [GIF]
NASA just released this incredible hypercolor map of Mercury, the first full map of the planet: Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. NASA's Messenger probe flew by the planet on it's way through the solar system. An earlier shot of the planet was released on March 6, but it wasn't hypercolored. From the description: On March 18, 2011, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft entered orbit around Mercury, becoming the first spacecraft ever to do so. Amon ...
TECH - CHART OF THE DAY: Kids Send A Mind Boggling Number Of Texts Every Month
This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here. Young Americans send almost ten times as many texts as Americans over 55. According to Experian, U.S. smartphone owners aged 18 to 24 send 2,022 texts per month on average - 67 texts on a daily basis - and receive another 1,831. That's nearly double their slightly older peers, s ...
URBAN - 6 Great Green Designs that Put South Africa on the Map
Read the rest of 6 Great Green Designs that Put South Africa on the MapPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: 6 green designs from South Africa, Cape Town, green design, hemp house, House Abo, House in the tree tops, Karoo Wilderness Center, New Jerusalem Orphanage, Nico van der Meulen, passive design, recycled shipping containers, South Africa, Tony Budden, Tsai Design, Visserhoek Schoo .. ...
WATER - How Solar PV Helps Address World Water Scarcity
While energy security and climate change have been important drivers for renewable energy adoption, water security provides an additional driver. For example in the United States, thermoelectric power plants have recently accounted for over 40% of total freshwater withdrawals from all sectors, even more than for agriculture. This energy-water nexus associated with traditional energy sourcesSolar Power Worl ...
http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2013/03/how-solar-pv-he
WIND - Maryland moves one step closer to 200MW offshore wind farm
The state of Maryland has been pushing for at least 3 years to build a 200-megawatt offshore wind farm off its coast, 10 to 20 miles from Ocean City. Getting all their ducks in a row hasn't been easy ...
WIND - Offshore Wind Energy In Maryland Is Nearly Here, Historic Bill Headed To Governor's Desk After Passing Senate
Large-scale offshore wind energy will soon be a reality in the state of Maryland, thanks to the recent approval of the historic "Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013." The bill will earmark $1.7 billion dollars for the development of an offshore wind farm along Maryland's coast. The wind farm will be funded by a $1.50 monthly surcharge on consumer electricity bills.Offshore wind farm via ShutterstockAll that remains now is for the bill t .. ...
WORK - 10 Hot Companies That Are Hiring Like Crazy
Need a job, maybe even some benefits? Check out these smaller, publicly traded outfits on a growth tear ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ffge45ekke/10-hot-companies-t
WORK - 40 Percent Of Americans Will Be Freelancers By 2020
It's the entrepreneur-age and everyone wants to work for themselves or have enough flexibility in their schedules that it feels as though they're working for themselves. By 2020, more than 40 percent of the American workforce, or 60 million people, will be freelancers, contractors and temp workers, according to a study conducted by software company Intuit. The entrepreneur business model will play a major role in the future workplace. The report ...
WORK - Not every tech company has fancy offices; some are almost completely virtual
Wordpress follows a different model than Google and Yahoo, with a 100% remote workforc ...
WORK - These 10 Ad Agencies Have Hundreds Of Open Jobs Paying $80,000-Plus
We asked Indeed.com, the jobs site, to tell us which ad agencies were advertising the most open job vacancies right now, and which of those vacancies paid the best. Skip to the list > The results show the shops that are in most need of high-paid talent. The usual suspects all made our list - Leo Burnett, Ogilvy and Digitas, for instance. However, Indeed's ranking - drawn from the way it aggregates job listings from multiple sites - is also ...
WRITE - WORK - 10 Hot Companies That Are Hiring Like Crazy
Need a job, maybe even some benefits? Check out these smaller, publicly traded outfits on a growth tear ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ffge45ekke/10-hot-companies-t
WRITE - WORK - 40 Percent Of Americans Will Be Freelancers By 2020
It's the entrepreneur-age and everyone wants to work for themselves or have enough flexibility in their schedules that it feels as though they're working for themselves. By 2020, more than 40 percent of the American workforce, or 60 million people, will be freelancers, contractors and temp workers, according to a study conducted by software company Intuit. The entrepreneur business model will play a major role in the future workplace. The report ...
WRITE - WORK - 5 Job Skills To Get You (And Keep You) Employed
Only about half of the class of 2012 graduates have found jobs commensurate with their degrees. At the same time, nearly 40 percent of employers say they can't fill their early career job openings. There's obviously a big disconnect ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rajsabhlok/2013/03/21/5-job-skil
WRITE - WORK - 7 New Niche Incubators to Help Your Startup Grow
Incubators once came in a single flavor. Mostly, they housed technology companies. Mostly, they were in places like Silicon Valley and Boston ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/caroltice/2013/03/21/7-new-niche
WRITE - WORK - INSTANT MBA: Don't Micromanage Your Employees
Today's advice comes from Ilya Pozin, founder of Ciplex, via his pot on LinkedIn: "Most of us are trained to believe that practice makes perfect; but the best advice I've ever received preaches the exact opposite: Don't be a perfectionist. Today I embrace this, but when I first heard this 7 years ago, I refused to accept it." Pozin says perfectionists tend to micromanage and it's important to give your employees room to think for t ...
WRITE - WORK - Not every tech company has fancy offices; some are almost completely virtual
Wordpress follows a different model than Google and Yahoo, with a 100% remote workforc ...
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