Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk
[ad_1] Medieval monks were, in many ways, the original LinkedIn power users. Earnest and with a knack for self-promotion, they loved to read and share inspiring stories of other early…
This Seriously Hipster Bean Is Coffee’s Best Hope for Survival
[ad_1] But in the right hands, liberica can be a revelation. In 2016 Davis visited some coffee farmers in Uganda and tried a brew of their local beans. The taste…
Climate Enforcers Need Hard Evidence. Friederike Otto Has It
[ad_1] But attribution science can do a lot more than tell us how climate change influences the weather. Otto wants to use her attribution reports to hold polluters to account…
You Don’t Need to Fear a World of Eight Billion Humans
[ad_1] On November 15, the 8 billionth person on the planet was born. Well, more or less. That was the date selected by United Nations demographers as the moment the world…
Vertical Farming Has Found Its Fatal Flaw
[ad_1] In June, a vast new vertical farm opened on the outskirts of the English town Bedford. At a swanky opening event, members of the UK Parliament heard that the gleaming…
Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad
[ad_1] If you’ve watched The Martian you know how difficult it is to grow food on Mars. Almost nothing about the Red Planet makes it a hospitable place for agriculture.…
A Lab-Grown Meat Startup Gets the FDA’s Stamp of Approval
[ad_1] Cultivated meat has been approved for sale in the United States for the first time. The decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) means that a company called…
Europe’s Cities Are Getting More Crowded—That’s a Good Thing
[ad_1] Cities are unpredictable places. Not just in the hustle and bustle of dusty street corners, but across the sweep of time itself. Take Leipzig for example. Once the fifth…
Europeans Are Burning Trees to Keep Warm
[ad_1] In the past few decades, the European Union has transformed its energy system. In 2005 about 10 percent of all energy consumed in the EU came from renewable sources.…
Worried About Nuclear War? Consider the Micromorts
[ad_1] Putting a percentage on the likelihood of a nuclear disaster can feel icky—like you’re boiling down the immensity of human suffering into a spreadsheet. “I think what people dislike…
Elon Musk Is Totally Wrong About Population Collapse
[ad_1] Early 20th-century France faced an existential threat: Its citizens weren’t having enough babies. In 1900, the average French woman gave birth to three children throughout her lifetime while over…
The World Has Reached Peak Attenborough
[ad_1] If there is anyone who attracts near-ubiquitous admiration in the United Kingdom, it’s David Attenborough. The naturalist has had a hold on our eyes and ears with a remarkable…
Europe’s Drought Might Force Acceptance of Gene-Edited Crops
[ad_1] There are some big caveats, however. Firstly, even if the European Commission does get its way, new regulations will apply only to gene-edited crops and not the kind of…
Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work
[ad_1] In 1970, West German politicians and gas executives signed a landmark deal with the Soviet Union that would shape the next half-century of European energy policy. West Germany promised…
The Future Could Be Blissful—If Humans Don’t Go Extinct First
[ad_1] Or we might want to have strong regulation around which AI systems are deployed, such that you can only use it if you really understand what’s going on under…
Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Beef Addiction
[ad_1] Another way to figure out the impact plant-based meats are having is to look at how price changes impact the demand for various kinds of meat. A study of…
Embryonic Research Could Be the Next Target After ‘Roe’
[ad_1] Two weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion, Ye Yuan heard from a woman who wanted to reverse her decision to donate her…