Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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12 Things You Only Need To Buy Once In Your Lifetime
We live in disposable times. Many consumers today would rather buy something on the cheap — and sacrifice on quality — than have to fork over a lot of money.
5 Minutes With Tara Button, CEO & Founder, Buy Me Once
Since its launch in January 2016, Buy Me Once has established itself as a leading curated ecommerce retailer for sustainable products that are long-lasting and only need to be bought once.
This Website Only Stocks Things Guaranteed To Last A Lifetime
Which is delicious and all but, in the long run, I’d probably appreciate something more useful.
What You Need to Know About Data For Bigger Social Impact
Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Glowee Glows And Grows – With A Little Help From Europe
Some people see the anglerfish, a toothy, glowing creature from the deep sea, as the stuff of nightmares. In the film Saving Nemo, it plays the role of a hideous predator, luring innocent fish to their doom with its eerie light.
These Glowee Lamps Run On Bioluminescent Squid-power
Sandra Rey is harnessing squid power to create illumination. Sandra Rey has seen the light – and it comes from the sea.
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How I Used Squid To Produce Light
Rey ultimately hopes to be able to bring light to the one in six people on Earth without electricity.
Do You Value Women’s Work Yet?
In the three weeks since people across the United States have been relegated to self-isolation in the interest of public safety, many Americans are discovering, for the first time, that women do a lot of work. And that women’s work is really hard.
Revealed: Food waste guru lauded by Meghan Markle in her guest-edited British Vogue magazine is a former boss of ‘loan shark’ firm Wonga
A businesswoman lauded by the Duchess of Sussex in Vogue magazine is a former boss of Wonga, the 'legal loan shark' firm vilified for preying on desperate borrowers, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
An At-Home HPV Test Could Be Game-Changing—but Proceed With Caution
We can order cabs using an app, pay for coffee with a tap of our phone, and talk to friends across the globe as if they were right in front of us. So why is addressing something as important as reproductive health still so damn inconvenient?
Partake Foods building a more inclusive food system
The quality assurance specialist at Partake Foods is a six-year-old named Vivienne. She is the daughter of Denise Woodard...
The Entrepreneur Lesson: ‘don’t Be Endlessly Concerned With Small Things’
The following applies to entrepreneurship: people learn by doing. By making mistakes or doing things differently next time, a company can flourish. In Lesson learned, entrepreneurs share how they themselves have become wise through damage and shame. This week: Founder of iLost Hanneke Stegweg keeps her goals in focus by dancing away from everything.
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