American biotechnology has turned Argentina into the world’s third-largest soybean producer, but the chemicals powering the boom aren’t confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. They routinely contaminate homes and classrooms and drinking water. A growing chorus of doctors and scientists is warning that their uncontrolled use could be responsible for the increasing number […]
ARTICLE | How a garden pool can create a sustainable food production for a family
Five years ago, a busted old swimming pool sat out of commission on the property of a foreclosed home in Mesa, Arizona, and from that damaged amenity, the Garden Pool movement was cultivated. In 2009, Dennis and Danielle McClung bought that foreclosed home and empty swimming pool in need of expensive repairs. Instead of fixing […]
VISUAL | How to make a cheap portable Bunsen burner
Here’s something that could come in handy if you ever find yourself in a post apocalyptic world.
QUOTE | Understanding fear
What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti
VIDEO | Best Christmas present ever? Heartwarming moment app developer reveals to his parents he had paid off their mortgage.
Joe Riquelme surprised his parents for Christmas by giving them envelope with bank documents and note saying their house had been paid off . Riquelme built the popular iPhone video editing app Videoshop, and his project has been so successful that he was able to surprise his parents this Christmas by paying off their mortgage. Watch him […]
VIDEO | Street trials rider performs jaw-dropping mountain biking stunts along the Cuillin Ridgeline, Scotland
For the first time in one of his films Danny MacAskill climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline. Danny MacAskill is a professional street trials rider for Inspired Bicycles Ltd, born and […]
ART & VIDEO | This Indian kid died at 7. What he did in those 7 years will amaze you
Named after Clint Eastwood, Edmund Thomas Clint was an Indian child prodigy who was born in the town of Kochi in Kerala. Even though he died at the age of 7, due to a kidney failure, he is known for having drawn over 30,000 paintings during his short life. Normally, it would take years of […]
QUOTE | You can change everything around you
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. ~ Steve Jobs
ARTICLE | 10 ways to deal with negative people
Negative people. They’re like human black holes which suddenly come out of nowhere and just suck the life out of you. You try to stay positive and remain strong but their negativity ends up just completely draining you, you feel exhausted, and you may also start to feel depressed too. So what can you do? One […]
VISUAL | What is mindfulness meditation? Benefits & How it works.
What is mindfulness meditation? Benefits & How it works.