Recommended Resources

Recommended Resources

Alrighty then... (ha ha) it's time for another installment of some of the most inspiring, educational and potentially life changing resources that will have you feeling better about the state of the world. ...Don't believe everything you hear on TV - there is way more good going on in the world than bad and you don't have to look very far to find it. Feel free to browse the 10 years worth of archived posts from this blog... where you'll find more amazing, inspiring stuff!

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Believe it or not, about 20 years' worth of potentially life-saving drugs are sitting in labs right now, untested. Why? Because they can't get the funding to go to trials; the financial risk is too high. Roger Stein is a finance guy, and he thinks deeply about mitigating risk. He and some colleagues at MIT came up with a promising new financial model that could move hundreds of drugs into the testing pipeline.

https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_stein_a_bold_new_way_to_fund_drug_research#t-652782

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Do you have a gym membership... or have had one in the past... or maybe want to get one? Here is some really interesting information on "Green Gyms" where they used the kinetic energy from people working out to power the gym, charge patrons' phones, run the gym's cafe and feed back into the system. Here's one video I found on it (there are many videos online) that I thought you'd really enjoy:

https://www.facebook.com/OurPlanetbyattn/videos/195587411270697/UzpfSTEyMDg5MDI0NDk6MTAyMTY1NjEyMTAyMDE5Mjc/

During the hot summer months, watching an outdoor sports match or concert can be tantamount to baking uncomfortably in the sun -- but it doesn't have to be. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, physicist Wolfgang Kessling reveals sustainable design innovations that cool us from above and below, and even collects solar energy for later use.

https://www.ted.com/talks/wolfgang_kessling_how_to_air_condition_outdoor_spaces#t-673884

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