Tag: energy

Electricity and Fear

World + People

Science

Electricity and Fear

After the disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima, mention of nuclear power plants is met with strong public trepidation. But, in the face of climate catastrophe, might this be our most feasible energy source?

Andrzej Krajewski

The Limits of Clean Energy

World + People

Science

The Limits of Clean Energy

If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels.

Jason Hickel

A Quadrillion Joules in a Biscuit

World + People

Science

A Quadrillion Joules in a Biscuit

A physicist answers one of the pressing questions of our time: how much energy is there in a biscuit?

Like Steam from Boiling Rice

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Like Steam from Boiling Rice

Qi – our life force, according to practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts – is as invisible as the air. So how can we apply it to our daily lives?

World + People

Nature

Sumtumn

In Catalonia, as elsewhere, the climate is rapidly changing. So too, is the type of energy that increasing numbers of Barcelona residents are buying.

Paulina Maślona

Five Steps to Eternal Youth

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Five Steps to Eternal Youth

According to Tibetan monks, by activating the body’s seven chakras—energy centers—vitality can be achieved.

Zuzanna Kisielewska