Education | Dr. Michael Wayne

Today I'd like to talk about the health of the U.S.: I am sorry to report this but the United States is a sick country, and one that knows nothing about what health and healing truly is. Its medical system is highly flawed, in danger of collapse and is primarily a sick-care system. The U.S. spends twice as much on health care per capita than any other country, yet people are twice as sick due to the high rates of chronic disease: 75% of all … [Read more...]

Solar panel carrying donkeys bring the internet to nomads in rural Turkey

For the semi-nomadic sheepherders of rural Turkey, the internet is a way to keep up with news and socialize while on their solitary trips. Because they travel in remote areas, their means of internet access is provided by solar panels carried by a "plug-and-play" donkey! This solar plug-and-play pack costs 2,800 liras with the Turkish government subsidizing half. Image credit: hularescue on twitter … [Read more...]

Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher captures tears in extreme detail

When she caught one of her own tears on a slide, dried it, and then peered at it through a standard light microscope, Fisher found it fascinating. “It was really interesting. I started wondering—would a tear of grief look any different than a tear of joy?” She says. This idle musing ended up launching a project in which Fisher photographed more than 100 tears from herself and volunteers, including a newborn! Image credit: smithsonianmag.com … [Read more...]

“An Estimation of the Number of Cells in the Human Body”

The authors of the paper have broken the body down by organs and cell types. They’ve scoured scientific literature for details on the volume and density of cells in gallbladders, intestines, bone marrows etc, then came up with estimates for the total number of each kind of cell. They estimate, for example, that we have 2 billion heart muscle cells. Adding up all their numbers, the scientists came up with 37.2 trillion cells. Impressive! Picture … [Read more...]

It’s World Environment Day!

How will you make your voice heard this year for the environment? The call this year is to recognize that we all face the same challenges and are connected and united by our common goal of a sustainable and prosperous life for all on this planet. Whether it is to organize clean up campaigns, food waste reduction initiatives, walk-to-work days, plastic bans, art exhibits, tree-planting drives, concerts, recycling drives or social media campaigns … [Read more...]

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have crossed a new threshold says UN

“This reinforces evidence that the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities are responsible for the continuing increase in heat-trapping greenhouse gases,” Said the WMO, continuing “The constantly rising levels of greenhouse gases ... are driving climate change. If we are to preserve our planet for future generations, we need urgent action to curb new emissions of these heat-trapping gases.” Picture credit: http:www.neontommy.com/ … [Read more...]

Where the Quantum Revolution Begins

Occupy Your Mind: This is where the Quantum Revolution begins! If you want to transform the world, you also want to transform yourself. Be the Change You Wish to See In the World, as Gandhi said... … [Read more...]