Curated articles from various sources.
Income inequality is something most are familiar with. But, who are the select few who sit pretty in the top 1% of earners across the USA? Those who earned more than $380,000 in 2008 made it on to the list, while on average that top 1% enjoyed an average household income of $1.2m in 2008….
After realizing how a lack of power exacerbates poverty, Audrey Zibelman founded Viridity Energy – a Philadelphia-based startup backed by $24 million in venture capital. The company creates energy-saving software used by large facilities in the U.S. and helps them to manage their energy and decrease their overall expenses. But what is so revolutionary about…
ByTED
We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. Leadership educator Drew Dudley goes on to promote the concept that leadership is not a rare quality belonging only to a select few. Dudley dedicates his time and efforts to helping people harness the leadership skills within themselves. In this amusing TED Talk…
It appears the global auto market has a new reason to be optimistic: Detroit. The Detroit auto show has put the city in the spotlight and demonstrated that the U.S. car market has grown from what could be described as rather depressing only there years ago, to somewhat of a safe haven. This is good…
Researchers are on a mission to improve the efficiency of solar power. To transform sunlight into electricity, sunlight can be converted directly using a photovoltaic cell. Another way to achieve this is to use the heat from sunlight to boil water, and then drive a turbine with the steam created. In theory, a third way…
According to an analysis of 21 different indicators of a leading economic power – as proposed by The Economist – China is well on its way to becoming the world’s largest economy. The Chinese economy has already overtaken the American economy on more than half of these indicators and is expected to overtake America on…
