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20 Stovetop Dinner Recipes You Can Make in 30 Minutes
The Kitchn - Hali Bey Ramdene
Thirty minutes seems to be the magic number when it comes to a dinner we can pull together and still feel good about. It leaves room for prep, …
Environment
Mineral created in lab that can remove CO2 pollution from atmosphere
independent.co.uk - Josh Gabbatiss
Scientists have found a way to produce a mineral, known as magnesite, in a lab that can absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, offering a potential strategy …
Egyptian students design car that runs on air
Reuters - by Mostafa Salem
CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of Egyptian students has designed a vehicle they say will battle rising energy prices and promote clean energy by running on nothing but air. The undergraduate students, who the
Author who studies millionaires: 240 minutes a day separates the rich from everyone else
CNBC - Tom Corley, Contributor
There are 1,440 minutes in each day. That is the one common denominator we all share. With respect to time, we are all on equal footing. And most …
In rural Georgia, tomorrow’s smart, sustainable, solar highway is being built today
Curbed - Patrick Sisson
The Ray, a 16-mile test run for the roadway of the future, is off to a great start Memorial roadways offer respectful tributes to famous citizens and civic leaders. But on a 16-mile stretch of Interstate
World’s most bizarre natural phenomena
BBC Travel - By Husna Haq
From Australia’s bubblegum-pink lake to a blood-red waterfall in Antarctica, these seven destinations are some of the world’s strangest sights. Majestic mountains and sparkling seas always attract travellers
9 Things Successful People Do When They Meet Someone
Inc Magazine - By Erik Sherman
These steps that can put you in control of the results in any first encounter. Preparing for meetings is critical, whether you're having them internally or doing a deal with a critical partner. It's no
Luxe, a startup that valet parks your car when you can’t find a spot, just raised $50 million from Hertz
Business Insider - Biz Carson
That's why rental-car company Hertz just made a $50 million strategic investment in Luxe, a San Francisco-based startup that makes it its job to handle the parking for you. Luxe works as a valet on-demand.
11 skills that are hard to learn but will pay off forever
Business Insider - Rachel Gillett
That's especially the case when it comes to learning important life skills. To ascertain which talents are worth the investment, one Quora reader posed the question: "What are the hardest and most useful
GE has a crazy new plan to harvest CO2 from the atmosphere and use it to store solar energy
Digital Trends - Lulu Chang
If there’s one “resource” the planet has too much of, it’s carbon dioxide. One of the primary components to the greenhouse gases thought to be …
These car keys are so ridiculously high-tech you won't even recognize them
Business Insider
Carmakers are doing something amazing when it comes to keeping their new cars top secret
Business Insider - William Fierman
This is especially true when it comes to real-world road trials, in which a yet-to-be-revealed vehicle leaves the closed test track and makes it out into the public eye. "Spy shots" are a staple of the
Hyperloop Transportation is about to break ground on its first test track
The Verge - Andrew J. Hawkins
The race to be the first to test the supersonic transportation system is heating up Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, one of the two Los Angeles-based startups working to make the supersonic transportation
How to Focus: 5 Research-Backed Secrets to Concentration
TIME - Eric Barker
IDEAS Barker is the author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree A question a lot of us are struggling with these days is “how to focus.” Concentration seems hard. Why does everyone joke about having ADD? There’s
This Simple Morning Ritual Primes Your Brain for Success
Inc Magazine - By Minda Zetlin
Gratitude can make your dreams come true. Here's how. Want this to be the year you finally achieve some of your biggest goals? It can be--if you get your subconscious mind on board. That advice comes May
4 Traits You Need to Change Your Life
HuffPost - Marilyn O'Malley
What I know for sure is you can take an ordinary, boring, disappointing, and overwhelming life and turn it into a fulfilling, purposeful, happy, exciting and pleasurable life. You don't have to suffer
16 Things to Do by December 31 to Set Yourself Up for Success in 2016
Inc Magazine - By Alison Davis
Here's how to get ready for a productive new year. Whether you're in the office or working from home, this can be the most productive week of the year--the phone's not ringing, your workload is lighter,
YouTube exec explains what makes a video go viral
Business Insider - Jillian D'Onfro
This was way back in 2009: A quirky video called JK Wedding Entrance Dance went so viral that the hit TV show "The Office" parodied it in one of its most popular episodes (you know, the one where Jim Pam
Japanese researchers created holograms you can touch
Business Insider - Danielle Muoio
The touchable holograms, called Fairy Lights, could serve as the beginning to developing technology where humans could interact with the hologram. This could particularly come in handy in medicine, where
There's a good reason why the next generation of robots will look like animals
Business Insider - Danielle Muoio
Biomimetics. That's the field dedicated to imitating aspects of nature to better understand, and potentially solve, complex human issues. It's the reason why so many engineers and researchers are creating
Stephen Colbert gloriously schools scientists on 'Lord of the Rings'
Mashable - Miriam Kramer
Stephen Colbert has a bone to pick with some spider-naming scientists. Earlier this week, a group of scientists in Brazil described and named a new species of cave-dwelling spider. They decided to name
12 Quotes About Freedom That Will Never Stop Being True
BuzzFeed - U.S. Army
The U.S. Army is proud to support freedom at home and abroad.
How to Hack into Your Creativity While You Sleep
Brit + Co - Masha Vapnitchnaia
We live in an age of multitasking, but there is still one significant chunk of time we haven’t put to good use — sleep. A restful, uninterrupted eight hours of shuteye is important for replenishing our
Vitamin D Can Turn You Into Superman, Says Science
details.com
A new study found that Vitamin D supplements can help people exercise harder without showing increased signs of exertion or fatigue.
30 places to see before you turn 30
Business Insider - Shannon McMahon
Amazing destinations around the world cater to the particular strengths and challenges of the twenty-something set. These spots might be more physically challenging or tougher on your schedule. They might