22 Problems Solved in 2022
2022 ends in two days, and the team at Wendover Productions put together a list of 22 problems that have been “solved” during the year. It’s a nice video recap…
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Existing Water Filters Can Catch Microplastics
Plastic waste is everywhere and the tinier the plastic is the harder it is to deal with. These microplastics are proving to be very difficult to address which has sent…
Space Lawyer Protected Us From Mercury
Exciting personal space law news! In 2018 a whistleblower told me about a new satellite thruster that used mercury, the poisonous liquid metal, as a propellant, and that it would…
Visualize the Supply Chain of Every USA-Based Company
COVID-19 revealed to many the precariousness of modern “free trade” supply chains, indeed the pandemic supply chain issue is still impacting us to this day. Various international deals that favour…
Whales Share Knowledge to Defend Against Whalers
Animals warn each other whenever a predator approaches, and in some cases they help each other. In the case of sperm whales they share defensive measures to avoid being killed…
Buying Time Provides More Than Buying Objects
Start 2022 with a new mindset of buying time instead of material objects. Researchers continue to find more evidence that for a fulfilling life one should eschew material gains for…
This Breathing Exercise is Better Than Normal Exercise
People suffering from low blood pressure may soon have an easier time exercising to keep their pressure at the proper level thanks to a handheld device. Researchers have found a…
This Company Makes Products Out of Thin Air by Capturing co2
A materials company in Berlin wants to build the world using carbon taken our of the air – making it the first carbon-negative materials manufacture. Made of Air has sunglasses…
Attempting Harmless Fashion
The concept of sustinable fashion is more of a goal than something that can be put into practice. One company, Asket, is taking a different spin on making the fashion…
We’ve Improved Urban Life During the Pandemic, Let’s Keep it up!
During the the last century urban planners in North America built cities for cars instead of people. The 21st century is literally paying the costs of their misjudgement. Efforts to…
Want to be Successful? Spend Time with Your Friends
Are you worried you aren’t successful? Don’t be! The greatest success one can have is found in their social network, and size doesn’t matter. According to a 75-year long study…
Turning Sewage into Something Useful
Today is World Water Day and what better way to celebrate than by talking about sewage? The Stockholm Environment Institute, an international non-profit research and policy organization, released a report…
5 Ways We Can Improve Cities During the Pandemic
IKEA’s research and design lab in Copenhagen released a book this month on ways we can improve our cities. They start by recognizing we’re presently facing two global crisis: a…
Happy 20th Birthday to VLC
One of the best open source projects is undoubtedly VLC, that little app with the pylon icon that plays any video file you throw at it. VLC embodies the spirit…
Good News From Web Summit Lisbon Day 1
Web Summit is a conference run in Lisbon about the future of the planet, technology,and business at large. I’m attending it remotely as best I can. The first day isn’t…
Lack of Demand for Dead Whales Will End Whaling
Undoubtedly, whaling is bad for whales, nature, and even geopolitical reactions. Demand for whale meat and byproducts has been decreasing due to ongoing pressure from consumers and activists. Countries that…
Collision: Shaquille O’Neal Wants Your Life to be Steady
“Invest in things that are going to change people’s lives” – @JeffBezos advice to @SHAQ & why he invested in @thesteadyapp #CollisionfromHome #SteadyApp pic.twitter.com/I1yG2RNWtp — Aoileann Ní Chuilleanáin (@Aoils) June…
New Zealand is COVID-19 Free
After a very well managed shutdown of the country, New Zealand is free of COVID-19 and people are able to live as they did before. The country had a strict,…
Denmark Bans Bailouts to Businesses Paying Dividends and Using Tax Shelters
Every decade we need to bailout businesses so capitalism can keep functioning. In the last bailout, caused by American bankers, western countries gave banks corporate welfare cheques that went from…
After this Pandemic Cities will be More Resilient
Pandemic and other major health issues have hit cities before and they’ll hit cities again in the future. Each time this happens cities find new designs and solutions for the…