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This matters: We’re so close to finding the big, bad, bullying dark matter
Scientists in Europe and the US have announced that we’re even closer to tracking down that spooky “dark matter” we’ve all heard so much about. You know, the magical, mystery, mad stuff that happens to...
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Free mosquito nets decreasing malaria in Ghana
As we come to the end of International Month for Malaria, the prevalence rate of malaria is reported to be decreasing in Ghana, in part thanks to mosquito nets that have been doused in long-lasting...
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Dream-catchers: Scientists can read your dreams
Scientists in Kyoto, Japan have found a way to use something called ‘magnetic resonance imaging’ to decode night visions of the unconscious mind. In other words, you better not be dreaming about...
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You can’t take the sky from me: why we need solar innovation
We live on a planet with finite resources; commodities such as oil and gas will not last forever. In realizing this, the world’s largest energy conglomerates have been setting themselves up for the...
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23 low carbon winners chosen that have potential to transform our cities
Today leaders from 22 cities including London, Paris, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro, met in San Francisco to announce the 23 winning solutions that will meet their cities’ most pressing low carbon...
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Our next evolution (part 1): voices from the ether
We are living in very interesting times, that are fraught with uncertainties and upheavals. Is the human psyche designed to handle the amount of change the world now undergoes with the mere passing of...
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Our next evolution (part 2) : the rise of the SMART Screen Society.
here comes the new pope, quick lets blind him! In my last post I talked about our renaissance with information (part 1,Voices from the ether); how everything was now within reach.. global news, big...
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Our next evolution (part 3) : Brave New World.
“As long as man has roamed this world, we’ve sought and invented new means to augment our minds and bodies. Evolution is painstakingly slow, but in our DNA is writ of imagination and the will to be...
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Australia has a record-breaking year for clean energy
A record-breaking 13% of Australia’s electricity was generated by renewable energy in 2012, according to the Clean Energy Council. The 2012 Clean Energy Australia Report produced by the Clean Energy...
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The Venus Project: a feasible plan of action for social change
It is the dream of every parent who brings a child in to this world; to bring them into a ‘better’ world. The problems and suffering caused by war are the direct result of poor resource management....
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Germany breaks solar power output record
Germany has just broken its solar power output record, jumping from its previous 22GW capacity to 23.9GW over last weekend, July 6-7. Solar power manufacturer, SMA Solar, recorded the electricity...
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Premier Zille of Western Cape, South Africa, rolls out her next rock-star...
The Premier of the Western Cape in South Africa, Helen Zille, has announced another rock-star project that aims to come up with solutions that will improve the quality of life for poor people living in...
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This ‘jaw-dropping’ DNA breakthrough could cure cancer and HIV
This week scientists in America reached a breakthrough that could revolutionize medical science, and not only because it has been described by one of the Nobel scientists as “absolutely huge” and...
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This pioneering new molecule can stop AIDs replicating
Scientists in Spain have come up with a set of tiny synthetic molecules that can actually block the replication of the AIDS virus. Another bit of optimistic news on World Aids Day. In tests, the...
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Child’s Play Charity: Kindness levels up
Imagination is the greatest weapon against the harsh and oft unforgiving realities of the world we live in, it sharpens the mind and changes our perspective, in our imaginations our ordinary selves...
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Can anyone find the end of the sticky tape? Oh, scientists are using it to...
So it’s that time of year when we’re spending our short dark evenings doing one thing and one thing only. Trying to find the non-existent end of the sticky tape. That old Christmas chestnut. No matter...
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Humans are so smart that we’ve just invented computers that act like our own...
Apparently keen to squeeze in as many 2013 achievements as possible, scientists have just invented computers that act like brains. Scary, but amazing too, considering we pretty much only just invented...
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25 events that show 2013 was the greatest year in history for human progress
As we celebrate the start of a new year (and our 1st birthday!) here at pplkind, it makes sense to look back at how much progress we humans have made this year. And while so many terrible events took...
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Kofi Annan makes united call for climate action as “opportunity to set our...
Kofi Annan, Chair of The Elders and former UN Secretary-General, has made a united call for climate change in a Washington Post op-ed, where he calls for leaders to drive renewable energies, set an...
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A centre for the young and the homeless in London
If you live or visit London, you’ll know that there are lots of people surviving on the streets. But whether you stop to talk or give your spare change, or whether you look the other way is totally up...
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