Early in Kip Williams’ career as a social psychologist, he was at the park with his dog in Des Moines, Iowa, when a flying disc landed on his blanket. The…
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The 1-Minute Trick to Calming Down Your Nervous System
Your brain is very good at time travel. At any given moment, it might be replaying what already happened or rehearsing what could go wrong next. How do you snap…
Massachusetts tries a market for distributed energy to tame grid costs
As Massachusetts faces an energy-affordability crisis , one of the state’s biggest utilities is trying a new approach to satisfy growing power demand without blowing out its grid budget and…
Stegra lands key customer for green-steel plant amid financial woes
Stegra’s grand plan to build the first large green-steel mill in the world has recently hit a rough patch. Faced with increasing project costs and construction delays, the Swedish startup…
A $2,000 Voucher and 600 Patients: The Math Behind Fixing Care
When I was at HLTH last October Bradley Bostic invited me on his BoomBostic Health podcast. I was in the mood for ranting about the health care system and promoting…
Want to Live Longer? Mix Up Your Exercise Routine
Exercise is one of the keys to living well—and longer—along with eating a nutritious diet and managing your stress. But exactly which exercise regimen is best for you isn’t easy…
Remembering Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
I am very deeply saddened to hear of the death of Rob Hirst. Midnight Oil has been my favourite band since I was a young teenager, and still remains an…
How to Train Your Brain to Be More Patient
For several years, I’ve lived in a part of Maryland where it’s common for other cars to mosey into my lane and then drive well under the speed limit. This…
After Helene, rural North Carolina turns to solar and battery hubs
The Double Island Volunteer Fire Department in Yancey County, North Carolina, is the beating heart of this remote community in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, about 50 miles northeast of…
Affordability is scrambling energy politics in Massachusetts
Just about everyone in Massachusetts agrees: Energy bills are too damn high. Natural gas prices in the state rose 70% between 2020 and 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information…