Tech-enabled concierge clinic Forward

Forward has redesigned the primary care experience around data. Visits are holistic and not simply reactive to a specific complaint. Care is designed to catch the signs of chronic conditions.

Large declines seen in teen substance abuse, delinquency

More than a decade of data indicates teens have become far less likely to abuse alcohol, nicotine and illicit drugs, and they also are less likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, such as fighting and stealing, according to results of the US survey.

How Technology Is Driving Us Toward Peak Globalization

Peak globalization could lead to an economy that puts people first while building a more economically and environmentally sustainable future.

Mindsets to Bring Positive Change Across Society

Stimulating positive change at civilization level also requires certain mindsets and ways of thinking. Here are five mindsets that will allow us to leave a positive mark on humanity.

Earth as hybrid planet

New classification places Anthropocene era in astrobiological context.

The Human Genome May Be Weeding Out Some Unwanted Mutations

Genetic variations linked to various health threats appear less frequently in people with longer lifespans, which suggests that natural selection is at work.

Country Passes Landmark Law Banning ‘All Violence Against Women’

Tunisia has just adopted a law based on UN policies that fight violence against women, and two other countries are moving in the same direction.

Individualistic practices and values increasing around the world

Individualism is thought to be on the rise in Western countries, but new research suggests that increasing individualism may actually be a global phenomenon.

The UN Passes The First-Ever Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Worldwide

Last Friday, the United Nations passed the first-ever treaty imposing a total nuclear weapons ban.

Why the Future of Stuff Is Having More and Owning Less

Technology is enabling us to move away from ownership and towards an economy based on sharing and subscriptions.

England Had Its First Day Without Coal Since Industrial Revolution

For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, England went 24 hours without the use of coal for electricity. Britain hasn’t existed a full day without coal power since the 1882.

17,000 Indian Doctors Pledge To Deliver Baby Girls For Free

This gesture from the doctors comes as a remarkable and much needed move in a country where female foeticide and torture to mothers delivering girls is rampant. The neglect of female child is the accomplice for firm desire of having a boy child in their family.

Lucky Humans Just Ate the Very First Lab-Grown Chicken Tenders

A San Francisco startup plated some fairly familiar dishes at a tasting yesterday, like fried chicken with collard greens and duck l’orange. But these meats didn’t come from gutted bird corpses.

Iceland to Become First Country Requiring Equal Pay For Women

Icelandic representatives announced at the International Women’s Day summit in New York earlier this week that they plan on becoming the first country in the world to enforce equal pay for women at a national level.