Transitioning to more sustainable forms of agriculture remains critical, as many current agriculture practices have serious consequences including deforestation and soil degradation. But despite agriculture’s enormous potential to hurt the environment,...
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Employers like EY and IBM are now hiring workers without college degrees
Companies often use a bachelor’s degree requirement as shorthand for a variety of soft skills. But the tight labor market is forcing them to broaden their talent pools. At many companies, having a college degree is simply the price of admission for landing...
Read moreGoldman Sachs Launched A New Cryptocurrency
Soon, you may be able to use cryptocurrency to pay for anything from your morning coffee to happy hour drinks (or, you know, maybe some things that aren’t a beverage). And you could do it as easily as you use your credit card or Venmo today. Circle, a...
Read moreMatt Mullenweg; Founder of WordPress Shares Everything
Interview By: http://unreasonable.is/ WordPress School ;-----) http://WPSchool.org Matt Mullenweg is the founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic. He created WordPress in 2004 When he was only 19 years old. Matt Mullenweg is the founder of WordPress...
Read moreWhat Blockchains Could Mean for Transportation and Government
The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2027, 10 percent of global gross domestic product will be stored on blockchains. A blockchain is a digital, openly shared, decentralized log of transactions. Blockchains allow non-trusting members to interact...
Read moreHow Should Your Company Prepare For Robot Coworkers?
Making the most of automated tools isn’t just “plug and play.” Successful automation requires a more holistic approach. “The robots are coming! The robots are coming!” seems like a familiar sentiment as robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning...
Read moreThe art and science of DNA activation, healing and repair
The Foundations of Epigenetic DNA Activation: Life is Energy Einstein, Tesla, and the science of quantum physics have shown us that the fabric of the Universe is composed of vibrational strings expressed as energy. Every single cell and organ system,...
Read moreThe Netherlands unveiled plans for their first vertical forest and it looks awesome
It's going to be designed by the leading architect for vertical forests. After winning a bid to design the Netherlands’ first vertical forest, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has announced his plans for his contribution to the entire urban forestation...
Read moreSocial Media Predictions For 2018: Shopping, AI, And Maybe Even A Soul
Social media plays a bigger role in your life and your business than ever before. Here’s what you need to know heading into the new year, according to Hootsuite’s CEO. Source: Fast Company Newsletter by Bryan Holmes For social networks, 2017 may well...
Read moreBanks LOVE blockchain!
To process derivatives, currency trades, transactions, etc. Just don’t call it cryptocurrency. It’s a “digital currency.” As a general rule, most bankers disparage cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, as anything but purely speculative instruments. But they...
Read moreFour Reasons To Hire More Digital Nomads (Like Me)
This story reflects the views of this author, but not necessarily the editorial position of Fast Company. Source via FastCompany Newsletter by By Arianna O'Dell In October I worked from a Rio de Janeiro cafe, finishing up a PR campaign. In November I...
Read moreMinim now offers a tiny office on wheels
After visiting IIDEX, the big commercial interior show in Toronto, I noted, with tongue in cheek, that the office of the future was looking more and more like a collection of tiny homes. Lo and behold, the very next day I learn that Minim, who makes a...
Read moreEntrepreneur Ansgar Oberholz talks about digital change and his workplace
A conversation about new work, self-determination and the power of heterotopia There’s absolute silence in Berlin-Mitte. Not a car, smartphone or rolling suitcase to be heard. Ansgar Oberholz sits at the Alter Garnisonfriedhof where he is all too happy...
Read moreTrump And Transforming Capitalism: Making Our Movement See Itself by O.Scharmer
Source: Huffpost Otto Scharmer, Contributor Senior Lecturer, MIT; Co-founder u.lab, Presencing Institute “Trump is America’s wake-up call” I heard a visitor to the United States say the other day. True. Trump’s first year has been a wake-up call heard...
Read moreThe cities of tomorrow
Thematic fields © www.deutschland.de The campaign “City of Tomorrow” focuses on four priority topics pivotal to urban development. Energy resources and infrastructure systems ⒸShutterstock Whether looking at a single building, a city block, a district,...
Read moreEnigmatic cedar-clad garden office doubles as yoga studio & playroom
© Neil Dusheiko Architects Working from home has some great benefits: no long commute, and the flexibility with one's own time. Of course, one of the downsides may include the need to have a dedicated office space somewhere in or around the house, when...
Read moreIT experts foresee 60 percent of businesses affected by automation within five years
In Brief A new study from Redwood Software and Sapio Research reveals a number of IT leaders see automation as very important aspect of their businesses. In fact, many surveyed believe robotics could be used to change 60 percent of businesses by 2022....
Read moreThe Reports Are In: AI and Robots Will Significantly Threaten Jobs in 5 Years
In Brief A report suggests people only have five years before automation and AI threaten jobs and force them to learn new skills for the workforce. The firm PwC surveyed 10,000 people from around the world, revealing people are concerned about automation,...
Read moreRon Howard: “More Than Ever, Science Is Changing Our Lives”
CC 2.0. wikimedia Cropped from Ron Howard In Brief Celebrities can play an important part in the way the public learns and interacts with science. Ron Howard tells CNN that he is aware of this power and wants to use it to show the importance of science....
Read moreThe Sooner Now: Düsseldorf - Building Communities for a Life in the City
The Sooner Now is a joint initiative by FvF and MINI fostering collective imaginations of urban futures. Source FvF Mini via Eeventbrite Newsletter The Sooner Now is a forum for innovative and inspiring projects contributing to a better life in the city....
Read moreNew Kids on the blog:Max Loughan talk during 2016 Nexus Global Youth Summit
13-year old physicist Max Loughan shares his insight, aspirations, and passion with the Nexus community during a talk at the opening of the 6th Annual Nexus Global Youth Summit at The New School in NYC on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. 13-year old physicist...
Read moreCut and try: building a dream_ETHEREUM more than a crypto currency
screenshot website Last month marked the 2 year anniversary of Ethereum’s public announcement at The North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami, Florida, USA. Amid much rumour and excitement, a sizeable crowd mobbed the young Vitalik Buterin after his...
Read moreElectric scooter share doesn't even require charging stations
Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging. screen capture There was a time when battery swapping was heralded as the future of electrified transportation. But a combination of longer range electric vehicles,...
Read moreMobile 'CityTree' installations use moss to clean air in urban areas by GreenCity Solution Berlin
In Brief A German company has an innovative solution to the air pollution problem plaguing many of the world's cities today. Instead of planting trees, which take time to grow, they developed a mobile installation that can absorb air particles and CO2....
Read moreAllemansrätten, the Swedish right to roam the countryside
In Sweden everyone has the legal right to walk, cycle, ride, ski and camp almost anywhere in nature. Source treehugger blog by Melissa Breyer Image pixabay_Hans You may have seen the recent news about Sweden. The Scandinavian Shangri-La has turned the...
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