ArtsVote Toronto Mayoral Debate Monday 29th
The Toronto municipal election is happening next month and this coming Monday there will be a debate between mayoral candidates regarding support for arts and culture. Hosted by ArtsVote at…
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Rockefellers Got Rich From Oil, Switching to Renewables
As the UN climate summit continues there is good news coming from it. It’s worth noting that Canada is not part of any of this good news thanks to the…
Feel Better By Visiting Your Local Library
It turns out that by simply using your local library you can improve your life – no matter what you read. As long as you make use of what the…
Go Ahead, Get Rid of it
There is just too much stuff in our lives nowadays. Victorian era maximalism got turned up to 11 thanks to globalization and hyper-capaitlaism. Odds are you have useless items around…
The 7 Common Points in Self-Help Books
“There’s always room for one more self-help book” said every publisher ever. On the other hand, there are too many books and not enough time to read them all (especially…
Lose Weight by Taking the Bus
Obesity is a health problem in North America and this is due to modern lifestyle choices. One choice is to live far from work and commute using a car (this…
Ozone Layer is Recovering
Many years ago a bunch of countries decided to take action to stop damaging the ozone layer in the hopes that it will eventually recover. It’s great to see that…
The Country That Does The Most Good
Many countries claim they are making the world a better/safer place, but how which ones are actually making the world better? Simon Anholt asked himself the same question and came…
A Rebel Architect in Vietnam Creates Green Space
Al Jazeera has a series on rebel architects who are improving the world around them. In the documentary they released today they look at award-winning architect Vo Trong Nghia’s work…
Adding Bike Lanes Reduces Traffic Delays
Bike lanes are wonderful. We’ve already seen that bike lanes create jobs, save lives, and help local economies. Now from New York City there is a transportation report that says…
TreeCanada Maps Its Impact
TreeCanada has planted around 80 million trees! They do this because trees make the world a better, healthier place for everybody. They also plant trees to rejuvenate school yards (ones…
You Should Replace Should With Could
Some new research hints that you should change how you think about issues and what to do. Often we think about things we should do and what we ought to…
Using Fashion to Charge Electronics
Battery life on mobiles is never very good and this causes a drain on the electrical system. What if we were able to power our mobiles by just wearing clothes?…
Formula E Will Get Power from Algae
I’m looking forward to the start of Formula E next month, and it’s exciting to hear that the racing league has signed on with Aquafuel to power their cars with…
Vermont Stops Their War on Drugs, Will Help People Instead
The war on drugs is a backwards, destructive, and anti-human campaign that has destroyed lives. It was launched by Nixon and since then it the ‘war’ has negatively impacted everything…
A Checklist for Rational Thinking
There exists a Center for Applied Rationality (as opposed to unapplied rationality?) and they have set out to make the world more rational. Their approach is questionable, as it’s unclear…
Helsinki Wants to Send Cars to Purgatory
The Helsinki bus station theory will change you life and now the Finnish government wants to change people’s lives by making cars pointless. In the coming decades they will make…
Live in the Now, Plan for Your Future Self
There are many things that make one happy, but what if our fundamental approach is wrong? Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert looks into other ways of thinking about happiness and the…
Lucid Dreamers Demonstrate Better Awareness When Awake
People who can lucid dream are able to transfer skills acquired for lucid dreaming into the waking world. In fact, this skill makes lucid dreamers more aware and cognizant than…
Even More Evidence That Bike-Friendly Cities Are Better Cities
Bicycles are wonderful contraptions that help people be healthier, have better commutes, and are a wonderful solution to car-based traffic jams. Yet, there are still cities out there that hate…