Cooperation is the key to success!
Ivory trade made Greenland great, then barren again
Turns out a one-trick economy never lasts long.
Greening vacant lots really does make us feel better, new study shows
Small green parcels can do a lot for our mental health.
How the cryptocurrency boom could make or break Iceland’s economy
Iceland is welcoming a new generation of miners.
Women ask for raises just as much as men do — but they just don’t get them
Things are still murky when it comes to the gender pay gap.
Embracing Sustainability in the Business World
Sustainability is a buzzword that’s thrown around a lot when it comes to being environmentally friendly, but it’s often overlooked in the business world.
Fairly Tradeable: Corporate sustainability limited in both scope and outcome, analysis reveals
The good news is that consumer involvement is very effective in increasing sustainability.
82% of all wealth created in 2017 went to the top 1%, report finds
The rich aren’t only getting richer — they’re getting much richer.
New US tax bill would pile more taxes on PhD students
Not a promising sign for research in the states.
Scott Pruitt says subsidies give renewables an unfair edge, and here’s why he’s a monumental hypocrite
Capital H.
Too much innovation wrecks weak economies, too much competition paralyzes strong ones, paper reports
Moderation is key.
A history of how computers went from stealing your heart, to stealing your job
They changed our society from the ground up. And will do so again.
Finland basic income trial concludes, participants enjoy lower stress and higher incentive to work
A small UBI trial in Finland has rendered very promising results.
“Make our planet great again” — The world reacts to Trump quitting the Paris Agreement
Trump to Earth: “Screw you.” The Earth to Trump: “No, screw you!”
Urban heat island effect could almost triple the cost of climate change in cities, burn economies to a crisp
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fireeee.
India cancels plans for huge coal power station — because solar energy is getting so cheap
Coal is losing more and more ground.
Chinese company offers free training for US coal miners to become wind farmers
It’s the disproval of every Trump narrative around renewable energy.
NASA will explore an asteroid worth 10,000 $quadrillion — four years sooner than expected
The scientific value might be just as high.
Want better, cheaper health care? Pay doctors a flat salary, not per procedure, behavioral economists say
Doctors? Having conflicts of interests? Can’t be.
Some two billion people depend on imported food
Whenever population pressure increases, more food is imported.