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After analyzing the most important factors for the sustainability of Nestle, water became a priority for the company.
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Peter Brabeck wonders if there is a fundamental problem with financial institutions dictating the framework of our outlook on the future.
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New research suggests a fundamental, yet unconscious, reason why liberals are more accepting of disorder in the world, while conservatives crave constant order and closure.
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One of the most depressing ironies of America’s legal system is that, in a country that values “freedom” and “”equality,” it clings to a rigid model of human behavior that […]
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Jon Hanson explains his project to change the law to fit with how humans—who can rarely explain their reasoning behind a decision—really think.
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As Jon Hanson’s pioneering project on “situationalism” reveals, humans think and operate in ways that don’t fit within our legal framework all the time, as the context in which an […]
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A discussion with the Harvard Law School professor and Director of the project on Law and Mind Sciences
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Pioneering environmentalist Stewart Brand lays out a doomsday scenario for global warming—and a best-case scenario that’s also “pretty grim.” So why is he still smiling?
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From asteroids to worldwide hydrogen sulfide poisoning, extinction expert Peter Ward offers a diverse menu of scenarios for humanity’s demise.
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The CO2 levels Peter Ward measured on a recent trip to Antarctica left him with a bleak view of the future of the planet.
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Twenty-something’s should be reaching out to as many people as possible.
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The right person has to know exactly what they want to change.
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Implementing a new system of shared urban mobility is going to take serious behavioral modification.
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Ryan Chin outlines the other revolutionary green vehicles under development at MIT Media Lab that have the potential to alter urban transportation.
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The automobile of the future could be pink one day and green the next.
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A conversation with the PhD student at MIT Media Lab.
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Cities won’t look like “some sort of science-fiction fantasy,” but it’s likely that technological advances and information overlays will change the way we live in significant ways.
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“It came out of some esoteric backroom research that nobody thought had any huge practical implication whatsoever,” says the professor at MIT’s Media Lab. Game-changing technologies in transportation may arise […]
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Imagine a world where you bid on parking spaces eBay-style.
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There is a greater readiness in Europe to deal with public solutions to transportation issues. Plus, there are circumstances that make it easier to do so.