We have all been doing a task, listening to some of our favorite music. After a bit of work, you get into the groove and the music becomes a soundtrack that seems to help push you along. Scientists have now conducted studies to show that the groove is, in fact, Read more…
This week we wanted to focus our attention on a smaller non-profit doing direct action in their community. Solidarity & Snacks helps provide food, supplies and community in a non-judgmental space. They work to give our un-housed friends and neighbors care and compassion in a time and place where community Read more…
A firm called 3DBio Therapeutics has successfully transplanted a printed ear made from the patient’s own cells for the first time ever. Their trial of 11 patients included a 20-year-old woman born with congenital microtia, a disease that left her with a misshapen ear. The surgical team took a precise Read more…
Back in January, we shared our excitement about the James Webb telescope, the “Gold-Plated Marvel”… now we get to gaze in amazement at the stunning images that have been sent back. From its vantage point about 1 million miles from Earth, the telescope– the biggest and most sensitive to have Read more…
Rats, easy to train and agile, fast searchers by nature, have turned out to be the ideal way to look for survivors after a natural disaster, especially when equipped with a tiny smart-backpack. Dr. Donna Kean, from Scotland, has been working with a nonprofit called APOPO on a project called Read more…
Empowering economically insecure people through arts education and training, LA-based nonprofit Piece by Piece has been creating change since 2007. The connection between mental health and creative expression has long been documented in study after study about the impact arts programs can have on those who are struggling mentally and Read more…
Video games, once dismissed as mindless entertainment at best and a danger to society at worst, have instead emerged as an opportunity for education, connection and philanthropy. The military game Call of Duty, released in 2003 to universal acclaim, introduced World War II’s history to a new generation. The on-going Read more…
For over two decades, The Trevor Project has made it their mission to prevent suicides among LGBTQIA+ youth and to work towards a world where all young people see a bright future for themselves. The crisis of LGBTQ teens is well-documented today, thanks in part to 2 of the 5 Read more…
This recently released French documentary details the lives of prehistoric peoples working together, regardless of sex, in order to survive. When watching be sure to enable the auto-generated English subtitles, unless you know French. Recently, more and more evidence has been discovered that women and men operated on much more Read more…
For many environmentalists, zero-waste is a noble goal to strive for, while at 3F Waste Recovery in Newfoundland, Canada, it’s their whole mission. Called by some the “landfill of the future”, 3F receives the by-products from local fishers, farmers and foresters. Then, by applying innovation and ingenuity, they transform it Read more…