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Fusion power: Don't overreact
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoNuclear fusion has long been a futuristic power source of sci-fi: clean, non-radioactive, bountiful energy capable of exceeding all of humanity’s needs....
Ambition: Can giving up be good for you?
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWe all want to achieve great things. But in the wake of the pandemic, some of us have stopped to reconsider: What’s the cost of all this collective...
Office design: Working towards joy
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoAfter sitting empty for two years, offices are finally getting foot traffic again, which means they’re getting renovations to match. As architects...
Tree planting: Sowing complacency
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoTree planting certainly seems like a wholesome, tidy way to make up for carbon emission. Take a flight? Plant a tree. Emissions: gone. But reforestation...
Mushroom leather: Fungi saves fashion
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoLeather is tough to greenify—vegan leather is largely made of petroleum-based plastic that doesn’t biodegrade. Plus, it doesn’t hold a candle to the...
Pay transparency: A double-edged sword
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoHow would you feel if anyone who wanted could look up your salary on a public website? That’s the case for the employees of some companies we spoke to...
Earth observation: Taking the long view
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSpace business is often associated with rockets, space tourism, and attention-seeking billionaires. But the most impactful industry to launch into space...
Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe edge of the Thwaites Glacier extends into the Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica. NASAThis...
Inflation: The price isn’t right
Quartz· 2 years agoPrices for goods, from furniture to meat, have been steadily rising for months. It’s the most obvious symptom of inflation, which is when money buys less...
