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CEO takes 90% pay cut to give workers huge raise

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price cuts his pay from nearly $1 million so company can afford to make $70,000 the minimum wage.

Why an iron fish can make you stronger - BBC News

Could an iron fish, made out of recycled car parts and put into the cooking pot, be a solution to the world's iron deficiency problems?

The Overpopulation Myth

Hans Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker. He is Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute and co-f...

How hackers transform biology into building material

How do you transform mushrooms into furniture, or re-wire algae to conduct electricity? Biohacking, the practice of rewiring the biology of living organisms for practical uses, is evolving from a fringe science to a more legitimate academic discipline. But just as the movement is gathering converts, it’s also attracting controversy. Special correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels

The family whose legendary wealth flowed from Standard Oil is planning to rid its $860 million Rockefeller Brothers Fund of investments in companies trading in nonrenewable energy.

Off Grid Quest | This Lil' House Looks Delicious! Built With A Shovel, And It Has Magnificent Curves!

Highlighting the many ways in which people have survived without technological advancement, here we strive to discover the best of the past and combine with that benefits of the modern world to be efficient, sustainable, and self reliant.

Food & Forest

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About the U.S. Global Development Lab

The Lab is a new entity within USAID that seeks to increase the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to achieve, sustain and extend the Agency’s development impact to help hundreds of millions of people lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

Imagining a World Without Growth

To deflect climate change, some experts say the economic growth afforded by ample, cheap fossil fuel must stop. But could the planet survive without growing?

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The world economy explained with just two cows

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How the Other Fifth Lives

The self-segregation of a privileged fifth of the population is changing the American social order and the American political system.

A film by Charles Ferguson TIME TO CHOOSE

Oscar-winning director Charles Ferguson takes us through the challenges and opportunities of climate change. In theaters June 2016.

United By Blue, Sustainable Outdoor Lifestyle Apparel and Accessories

United By Blue is an outdoor lifestyle brand focused on ocean and waterway conservation. For every product sold, UBB removes 1 pound of trash from waterways

Raouf helped raise $90 million for education - Living On One

Meet 11-year-old Raouf. He lives in Za’atari refugee camp but hopes to one day become a doctor. He’s also the star...

Science - Greek scientist behind the development of biodegradable robots

Scientists from the Italian Institute of Technology are developing ‘smart materials’ that could lead to robots that will decompose like a human body once they’ve reached the end of their..

Biodegradable bodies for more eco-friendly robots

By Matthew StockScientists from the Italian Institute of Technology are developing 'smart materials' that could lead to robots that will decompose li

Biodegradable bodies for more eco-friendly robots

By Matthew StockScientists from the Italian Institute of Technology are developing 'smart materials' that could lead to robots that will decompose li

Atlas, The Next Generation

A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydrauli...

Cradle to Cradle in a Circular Economy - Products and Systems

How cradle to cradle works in a circular economy.