The Science Behind Building Hearty Habits Can Lend a hand You Keep Your Fresh Year’s Resolutions

The Science Behind Building Hearty Habits Can Lend a hand You Keep Your Fresh Year’s Resolutions

Every Fresh Year, millions of people make resolutions, and the most common one is health related resolutions. Despite their popularity, as many as 80 percent of resolutions are not implementedmostly within a few weeks. As a result, many people make the same resolutions year after year. At the same time, resolutions can focus on an […]

Childhood vaccines don’t just save lives. They save money.

Childhood vaccines don’t just save lives. They save money.

There is no way to put a price on the pain and suffering that childhood vaccines prevent. But as it turns out, there are savings to the country. Over nearly three decades, childhood vaccines — including those against measles, tetanus and diphtheria — have saved the United States $540 billion in health care costs, according […]

4 Ways to Squeeze Your Vacation Workout Into Your Travel

4 Ways to Squeeze Your Vacation Workout Into Your Travel

Next time you’re trying to find time to workout while traveling, it might be comforting to know that even fitness experts don’t necessarily recommend a “no excuses” approach. Cedric Bryant, president and CEO of the American Council on Exercise, said you should prioritize balance and well-being when deciding whether — and how much — to […]

GDPR is not enough to protect us in the era of wise algorithms

GDPR is not enough to protect us in the era of wise algorithms

The modern European privacy law packs a punch. Within hours of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force, an Austrian privacy activist used the modern EU rules to file a legal complaint against Facebook and Google. It’s too early to say how the case will be resolved, but companies found to be in […]

How ‘woke’ marketing allows quick fashion brands to abuse environmental and labor laws with impunity

How ‘woke’ marketing allows quick fashion brands to abuse environmental and labor laws with impunity

Despite growing awareness of the environmental and social consequences of quick fashion, overproduction and overconsumption of clothing persists. To appeal to a more informed audience, fashion brands have adopted “woke” marketing tactics and released ads that illustrate political and social awareness around race, LGBTQ+, feminism, and the environment. A well-known sportswear brand Nike used images […]

Leboncoin, Craigslist, Vinted… how can second-hand marketplace platforms build trust?

Leboncoin, Craigslist, Vinted… how can second-hand marketplace platforms build trust?

The Covid-19 outbreak has caused unprecedented disruption to trade across most sectors. This appears to be linked to changes in consumer behaviour, as consumers increasingly seek to consume differently and more responsibly. It is in this context that we are witnessing growth of collaborative consumption. Second-hand shopping, which is one form of this phenomenon, is […]

Heated Steering Wheel for $20 a Month? What’s Driving the Subscription Economy

Heated Steering Wheel for  a Month? What’s Driving the Subscription Economy

From gym memberships to music and movies to razors, toilet paper, meal kits and clothing, there is hardly an area that the subscription economy can’t address. After conquering the software market – where it earned its own acronym, SaaS (software as a service) – the subscription model is now making its way into the hardware […]

Green gardens in front of houses reduce physiological and mental stress

Green gardens in front of houses reduce physiological and mental stress

There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces – or during gardening or listening birds singing – has a positive impact on sanity.Being in nature is also related to improvement of cognitive functions, more relaxation, coping with traumaand easing some symptoms of attention deficit disorder in children. However, most of these studies have focused […]

Five ways to lend a hand wildlife during heatwaves

Five ways to lend a hand wildlife during heatwaves

Extremely sizzling weather is becoming more common. The ten warmest years since 1884 have all occurred over the last two decadesWhile experts can lend a hand humans take the right precautions to beat the heat, who cares about the rest of the animal kingdom? High temperatures are uncomfortable and potentially deadly to wildlife. Fortunately, you […]

What Listening to the Soil Can Teach Us About Our Connection to the Earth

What Listening to the Soil Can Teach Us About Our Connection to the Earth

How often do you think about the soil beneath our feet? We humans rely on soil to provide us with a stable supply food, clean water and clean air. Soils have a living history and stories to tell. They are alive. Soil is a diverse continuum across the Earth’s surface. reflecting the combination of air, […]