Whether you have type 1 or type 2, having Diabetes is not easy. So far, scientists have been unable to find a cure, so patients must follow various treatment and monitoring regimes throughout their lives. This means constant finger pricking and insulin shots. However, this latest technology promises an easier solution to help with the...
Imagine you’re planning an outdoor wedding, and you could guarantee that you get clear skies for that day. Or how about you’re a farmer desperately in need of good rainfall, so you make that happen. This may seem far-fetched, but weather modification is actually something that is already possible and is already happening. (1) Though...
The world’s oceans are in danger, and therefore so is the planet. Few people understand just how dire this situation is than Lenka Petráková, senior designer at Zaha Hadid Architects in London. She designed what’s being called the 8th continent: An entirely self-sustainable floating dwelling that cleans the ocean of plastic. (1) The Floating 8th...
In his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” America’s biggest farmland owner and Microsoft Billionaire Bill Gates says that all wealthy countries need to stop eating beef. He says that making the switch to 100% synthetic beef and beef-alternatives will help stop the ongoing problem of global warming. (1) Bill Gates Says We...
Giant Squid are so elusive, you may almost assume that they aren’t even real. In 2012, however, a group of Japanese scientists recorded an incredible video of one. Last June, researchers also finally recorded one in American waters. First Recording from 2006 Most of what marine biologists know of giant squids come from the large...
The Piraha people are a tribe that lives along the Madeira in the Brazilian Amazon. They do not think about the past or the future, and they don’t understand the concept of stress. They have been called the happiest people in the world. (1) The Piraha People: The Happiest People In The World The Piraha...
When you go to a restaurant – fast food or otherwise – and order tuna, what do you expect to eat? This is not a trick question. Of course, you expect to eat tuna. That’s exactly what Subway customers expect when they purchase Subway’s tuna subs. According to two women in California, Subway’s tuna sandwiches...
You know we are in the future when even a robot commits suicide. In the summer of 2017, a patrol robot named Steve in Washington D.C. rolled itself into a fountain and died. (1) How A Robot ‘Commits Suicide‘ Steve was a Knightscope K5 security robot who patrolled an office building in Washington, D.C. While...
There’s no way around it: Our planet has a plastic problem. Nowhere is this more evident than in our lakes and oceans, and no one is suffering from it more than marine animals. With images of turtles, fish, and other animals ensnared in plastic, a Florida beer company decided enough was enough. They created the...
Dr. Philip Nitschke, aka “The Death Doctor,” was the first doctor to administer a legal lethal injection shot in 1996. Now, fast-forward a decade to when he invented Sarco, the machine that helps people die. (1) Sarco: The Machine That Helps People Die Peacefully To say that euthanasia is controversial is an understatement. In countries...
Top scientists say that our planet is in dire straights and that humanity is doomed. They say that the state of the planet is far worse than any of us realize (or at least want to admit), and that, eventually, the human race will follow the path of 99.9% of species before us and go...
