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.

Living near a forest keeps your amygdala healthier

A study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development has investigated the relationship between the availability of nature near city dwellers' homes and their brain health.

Change behaviors by changing perception of normal

Stanford researchers find that focusing on how norms are changing can help people alter their behaviors.

‘Buying Time’ Can Provide a Path to Happiness

Spending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts overall happiness, according to new research, but shockingly few of us do it.

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.

A Cafe In Paris Where You Can Only Pay With Energy

Customers are encouraged to physically create energy in exchange for speciality coffees – no cash accepted.

England is building 14 new garden villages with a total of 48,000 homes

14 new garden villages will pop up all over England soon, including a new solar-powered ecovillage.

Nature House is a 3-story Arctic cob house cocooned by a solar geodesic dome

Benjamin and Ingrid Hjertefolger and their four children have now resided in their geodesic dome Nature House in the Arctic Circle for three years.

New research reveals how nature brings emotional balance and well-being to humans

Spending time in woodland regulates human emotions and the heart helping to restore a healthy balance when compared to time in urban environments, according to new research.

To Protect Animals, We Need Better Law Enforcement More Than We Need Better Laws

Canadian animal protection laws are routinely criticized for being weak, and certainly there is plenty of room for improvement. However, the reality is that both provincial and federal law ostensibly prohibit harming animals, with few exceptions.